The National BriefingSouth Africa’s private household sector has lost 87,000 jobs over the past year, with domestic workers bearing a significant share of the losses. According to the latest Stats SA figures, the number of employed domestic workers has dropped by 48,000, leaving around 800,000 still employed in the sector. What is driving these job losses, and what does this mean for workers already facing economic pressure?
Guest: Thato Maleka, Secretary-General of the Progressive Domestic Workers Union of South Africa.
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