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Table 5 Working conditions of participating mothers

From: A descriptive study to explore working conditions and childcare practices among informal women workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: identifying opportunities to support childcare for mothers in informal work

 

All workers

N = 247 (%)

Domestic workers

N = 77 (%)

Informal traders

N = 170 (%)

Main type of work

 Domestic Worker

77 (31.2)

77 (100)

0

 Street/ informal vendor (non-cooking)

91 (36.8)

0

91 (53.5)

 Street/ informal vendor cooking

36 (14.6)

0

36 (21.2)

 Market trader

39 (15.8)

0

39 (22.9)

 Waste picker

8 (3.2)

0

8 (4.7)

 Home-based worker

6 (2.4)

0

6 (3.5)

 Hairdresser

1 (0.4)

0

1 (0.6)

Has more than one job

11 (4.4)

0

11 (6.5)

Has regular working hours

164 (66.4)

61 (79.2)

103 (60.6)

Works in the same location every day

212 (85.8)

71 (92.2)

141 (82.9)

Duration working in current position

 Less than a year

42 (17.0)

12 (15.6)

30 (17.6)

 1-3 years

79 (32.0)

32 (41.6)

47 (27.6)

 4 or more years

126 (51.0)

33 (42.9)

93 (54.7)

Days per week worked

 1-3 days

21 (8.5)

9 (11.7)

12 (7.1)

 4-5 days

55 (22.3)

32 (41.6)

23 (13.5)

 6-7 days

171 (69.2)

36 (46.8)

135 (79.4)

Workplace

 Own home

8 (3.2)

0

8 (4.7)

 Own premises

41 (16.6)

1 (1.3)

40 (23.5)

 Employer premises

93 (37.7)

76 (98.7)

17 (10.0)

 Temporary structure

30 (12.1)

0

30 (17.6)

 Fixed or temporary stall in a market

25 (10.1)

0

25 (14.7)

 Street stall/vehicle/cart, goods on ground

36 (14.6)

0

36 (21.2)

 Landfill site or dump site

6 (2.4)

0

6 (3.5)

 No fixed location / mobile

7 (2.8)

0

7 (4.1)

 Construction site

1 (0.4)

0

1 (0.6)

Indoor or outdoor work

 Mostly inside

112 (45.3)

76 (98.7)

36 (21.2)

 Mostly outside with shelter

50 (20.2)

1 (1.3)

49 (28.8)

 Mostly outside without shelter

85 (34.4)

0

85 (50.0)

Job type

 Own account worker

120 (48.6)

0

120 (70.6)

 Employer (informal business)

1 (0.4)

0

1 (0.6)

 Employee (informal business)

126 (51.0)

77 (100)

49 (28.8)

Money paid per month (excludes own account workers)

N = 126

N = 77

N = 49

 Do not receive any money (unpaid)

8 (6.4)

1 (1.3)

7 (14.3)

 Less than R1000.00 (<$70)

25 (19.8)

10 (13.0)

15 (30.6)

 Between R1000.00 and R3000.00 ($80-240)

81 (64.3)

54 (70.1)

27 (55.1)

 More than R3000.00 (>$240)

12 (9.5)

12 (15.6)

0 (0.0)