Myrtle Witbooi | |
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 Witbooi at an IDWF meeting in June 2010 | |
| Born | 1947 |
| Died | 2023 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Known for | President of SADSAWU and IDWF |
Myrtle Witbooi (1947–2023) was a South African labour activist. She served as the General Secretary of the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU). She also served as the first president of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), a membership-based global organization of household and domestic workers. Labor scholars have noted IDWF is the "first international labor federation run by women for work dominated by women."[1][2] In January 2023, she died from cancer.
- ^ Fish, Jennifer (29 July 2014). "Domestic Workers Go Global: The Birth of the International Domestic Workers Federation". New Labor Forum. 23 (3): 76–81. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Why South African domestic workers keep fighting". The South African. Retrieved 2 July 2015.