Exploitation of the poor is huge in South Africa…
Many think it’s far too low. Do we still have a long way to go?
A group of community volunteers in Daveyton took their frustrations of not having been paid for seven months out on Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa during a World AIDS Day event.
Establishing a national minimum wage in South Africa, set at an appropriate level, can be instrumental in reducing the inequality gap and poverty, and can support economic growth.
It’s time we sit down with the lovely ladies that clean up after us and use this new tool to determine if we are paying them enough, given their financial realities.
Migrant domestic workers protest outside of UK parliament against “Tied visas”. These visas deny them the right to change employers, often resulting in exploitation and abuse.