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36 pt. 2 Indus. L.J. (Juta) 1677 (2015)
Do Cooperatives Offer a Basis for Worker Organisation in the Domestic Sector - An Exploratory Study

handle is hein.journals/iljuta41 and id is 11 raw text is: Do Cooperatives Offer a Basis for Worker Organisation in the Domestic Sector? An Exploratory Study* DARCY DU ToIT** THIERRY GALANI TIEMENI*** ABSTRACT The difficulty oftrade union (or other) organisation in a sector such as the domestic work sector is well known. As a consequence collective bargaining is unknown and enforcement of workers' rights is extremely limited. The article considers the potential of cooperatives as a possible model of organisation with a view to establishing whether it could be capable of overcoming the barriers encountered by traditional trade unionism. The purpose is to consider the role that cooperatives could play in empowering domestic workers, not only by creating a basis for socio- economic improvement by providing services for members as contemplated by the Co-operatives Act but also by enabling workers to act collectively in the promotion of their rights. It also considers the scope for domestic workers' cooperatives to achieve financial viability by providing the same services which domestic worker agencies are successfully providing on a commercial basis. * This article draws on research conducted by the Social Law Project at the University of the Western Cape that has been ongoing since the launch of the Domestic Workers Research Project in 2009. The authors gratefully acknowledge the input of Fairuz Mullagee and Roger Ronnie in particular, though any shortcomings are for our own account. ** Emeritus Professor, Faculty ofLaw, University of the Western Cape. *** Research Assistant, Social Law Project, University of the Western Cape. 1677

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