In South Africa, trade union federation Cosatu said domestic workers will be the biggest beneficiaries of the proposed increase to the National Minimum Wage, Eyewitness News reports.
The National Minimum Wage increase would come into effect in the country in 2022.
Cosatu has previously announced that it welcomed the move by the National Minimum Wage Commission. The commission has proposed a CPI plus one per cent increase.
If CPI remains at five per cent this could mean a six per cent increase in the National Minimum Wage, taking it from R21.69 to R23.
This would mean an increase from R19.09 to R23 for domestic workers.
Cosatu Parliament coordinator Matthew Parks said, "They would they would go from earning about R19 an hour to around R23 an hour, the tiniest intervention that is going to help a lot of people."
Mr Parks said the commission and the Department of Employment and Labour must now move with speed to ensure implementation.
Source: Eyewitness News
(Quote via original reporting)
In South Africa, trade union federation Cosatu said domestic workers will be the biggest beneficiaries of the proposed increase to the National Minimum Wage, Eyewitness News reports.
The National Minimum Wage increase would come into effect in the country in 2022.
Cosatu has previously announced that it welcomed the move by the National Minimum Wage Commission. The commission has proposed a CPI plus one per cent increase.
If CPI remains at five per cent this could mean a six per cent increase in the National Minimum Wage, taking it from R21.69 to R23.
This would mean an increase from R19.09 to R23 for domestic workers.
Cosatu Parliament coordinator Matthew Parks said, "They would they would go from earning about R19 an hour to around R23 an hour, the tiniest intervention that is going to help a lot of people."
Mr Parks said the commission and the Department of Employment and Labour must now move with speed to ensure implementation.
Source: Eyewitness News
(Quote via original reporting)