DOMESTIC workers are one of the employment groups that the pandemic has hit the hardest, and thousands of women remain unemployed, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Addressing a Cosatu event on Thursday, Ramaphosa cited data from Statistics South Africa, which shows a 26% decline in employment among domestic workers between the first and second quarters of 2020.
“This means that there were a quarter of a million fewer domestic workers in employment after the first three months of Covid. While there has been some recovery, we have not yet returned to pre-Covid levels,” he said.
“It is therefore essential that we accelerate the recovery of our economy and the creation of jobs. It also means that we need to continue to provide support to those most affected by the pandemic.”
He added the contribution of domestic workers to South African society remains largely unrecognised and unappreciated.
“Their contribution is not reflected
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