Myrtle Witbooi

1st February 2018

 

Lesson from Myrtle –

“You do whatever it takes when it comes to acquiring the basics for people”

Myrtle explaining some of the innovative tactics domestic workers used to win both small and large victories, including for the first time in South African history, forcing the governemnt to implement a national living wage for domestic workers.

We met Myrtle during our first trip to South Africa in 2016.

Myrtle Witbooi is General Secretary of the National Domestic Workers Union (S.A.D.S.A.W.U).

Myrtle explained to us that she had been a domestic worker the majority of her life and involved in the Domestic Workers Union for decades.

Video: Myrtle speaks about the work of S.A.D.S.A.W.U