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The domestic work sector occupies around 6 per cent of the total work force in South Africa, [58] with domestic workers being largely Black African women. [59] As in other countries, working conditions in the sector are generally characterised by informality and exploitation.
The South African Domestic Workers' Union (SADWU) was a trade union representing domestic staff in South Africa.. The union was founded in 1986, with the merger of the South African Domestic Workers' Association (SADWA), the East London Domestic Workers' Union, the Port Elizabeth Domestic Workers' Union, the National Domestic Workers Union, and the Domestic Workers' Union.
B. The U.S. government should ratify The Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers adopted in June, 2011 at the International Labor Conference in Geneva. C. The U.S. government should enact federal legislation similar to the Domestic Workers’ Act in South Africa and other countries.
Migrant domestic workers are (according to the International Labour Organization’s Convention No. 189 and the International Organization for Migration) any persons "moving to another country or region to better their material or social conditions and improve the prospect for themselves or their family," [1] engaged in a work relationship performing "in or for a household or households."
The Labour Relations Act 1995 deals with strikes and unions and the like; the Basic Conditions of Employment Act is a fall back option for those vulnerable workers who are not able to unionize due to various reasons, such as the kind of work they do. Domestic and farm workers are pertinent examples in the South African context.
Domestic and care work is a highly gendered profession that is dominated by women. [43] In Europe, both the aging population and welfare cuts have led to an increasing demand for migrant domestic workers. In other countries like Singapore, increased women workforce participation rates have driven the demand for migrant domestic workers. [14]
In 2006, the First Domestic Workers International Conference was hosted by the FNV Netherlands. [3]This network was provided strong support by the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations, Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Global Labour ...
The Convention on Domestic Workers, formally the Convention concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers is a convention setting labour standards for domestic workers. It is the 189th ILO convention and was adopted during the 100th session of the International Labour Organization, in 16 June 2011. [2] It entered into force on 5 September 2013. [1]