Myrtle Witbooi, Who Fought for Domestic Workers' Rights, Dies at 75
She experienced the inequities of the job firsthand in South Africa and helped build national and international unions to address them.
Source: nytimes.com
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Myrtle Witbooi, fighter for domestic worker rights
Myrtle Witbooi, a pioneering leader of the domestic worker movement, died on 16 January in Cape Town at the age of 75. During apartheid, she began to organise women in her employer’s garage and went on to become the president of the first global union led by women.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za