COIDA and Domestic Workers Part II

In South Africa, there is legislation to compensate workers who are affected by workplace accidents and diseases, the Compensation for Injuries and Diseases ACT COIDA. Initially, COIDA excluded domestic workers. Domestic workers struggled against this discrimination and succeeded in 2018. Domestic workers are now covered by COIDA for accidents and diseases caused by work in their employers’ private homes. This was a major breakthrough for working-class women since the overwhelming majority of domestic workers are women.