The introduction of a minimum wage for domestic workers in South Africa

Debbie. Budlender

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: In South Africa, the minimum wage for domestic workers was one of a large range of reforms that were undertaken in the years following the transition from Apartheid to democracy in 1994. The minimum wage was also only one element of the reforms introduced for domestic workers specifically. The paper therefore starts with a brief discussion of the overall socio-political background and developments, including the developments in terms of labour legislation. It also discusses in somewhat more detail the other reforms for domestic workers beyond that of the minimum wage.

Keywords: minimum wage; domestic worker; wage determination; working conditions; wage structure; salaire minimum; employé de maison; fixation du salaire; conditions de travail; structure du salaire; salario mínimo; trabajador doméstico; determinación del salario; condiciones de trabajo; estructura salarial (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2016
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Published in Conditions of work and employment series

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