Most of the world’s domestic workers—(76%)—are women. They mainly do housework like cleaning, washing clothes, cooking and childcare, usually in private households. Domestic workers often have low incomes and are excluded from basic labor rights and employment benefits like pensions and paid leave.
Click here for original story, Of working women in South Africa, 12% are domestic workers. Yet they don’t receive proper maternity leave or pay
Source: Phys.org