Not gonna fly: Eagle Canyon Estate's searching of domestic workers unconstitutional, SAHRC rules
Body and bag searches of domestic workers and garden staff at Johannesburg's Eagle Canyon Golf Estate were found to be unconstitutional after a homeowner claimed that it was racist and xenophobic, which resulted in the SA Human Rights Commission being drawn onto the green.
Finding that the issue of private security officials conducting searches on domestic workers at private estates raises significant concerns regarding the violation of constitutional rights of the party being frisked and its legality, the Chapter 9 institution this week instructed the luxury estate's homeowners' association to halt the practice.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future.
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