South Africa: Domestic Workers Urged to Register for UIF

Pretoria — The Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant has urged domestic workers to register for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to ensure they have a cushion in the event they find themselves out of work.

Speaking at a Domestic Sector Imbizo, organised by the Department of Labour, in Durban on Sunday, the minister said the number of domestic workers currently registered with the UIF was not a true reflection of the total number of domestic workers in the country.

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