Domestic workers living below the national minimum wage of R4,989 per month say they cannot keep up with the rising cost of living, leaving some having to juggle three jobs to survive, while others are trapped in debt.
According to Statistics SA, there are almost 900,000 domestic workers in SA.
The eighth annual Sweepsouth Report on Domestic Workers Pay and Conditions, released in September, revealed that 40 of the country's domestic workers earn below the national minimum wage, 19 of them have lost jobs in the past year and most cannot save or invest in their future.