domestic work

/ 4 October 2022

Kenyans are dying to work in Saudi Arabia

As the rich world ages, Africa and its young population are increasingly becoming a crucial source of labour. With client dictators and a hostile Europe blocking migration north, people are forced to go through labour brokers, opening themselves up to exploitation.

By Maurice Oniango

Opinion

/ 8 March 2022

Women’s unpaid work results in time-poverty which reduces gender equity and women’s economic empowerment

Women are thus forced into lower-paying jobs, leading to limited economic productivity and growth of national economies

By Elizabeth Nanziri

Opinion

/ 31 August 2021

Employers should respect women’s rights and provide domestic workers with employment contracts

About a million women are employed to work in private homes, enabling the economy to function and their employers to work and return to clean homes and cared for children

By Kelebogile Khunou and Amy Tekie