Domestic workers in South Africa are among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the country’s economic decline. Data shows that more South African households have recently chosen to do without a domestic worker to save money.
as well as the country’s economic decline. Data from the Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor survey shows that more South African households have recently chosen to do without a domestic worker to save money.
Johannesburg resident, Sharon Naidoo says she had to cut down from employing her domestic worker on a weekly to monthly basis to keep up on payments as a result of the interest rate hike. “In today’s economy and the covid pandemic, many households are facing different types of challenges which are affecting the standard of living. I personally had to stop bringing in my domestic worker on a regular basis as the cost of living has increased in recent months and I am trying to cut down on costs where necessary,” says Bopp.
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