ABSTRACT

In South Africa there has been relatively little consideration of the informal employment offered to domestic household workers and gardeners. Here we report on the number and profile of gardeners employed by private households and the wage and satisfaction rates in 12 towns of the Eastern Cape. Over 98% of the informal gardeners were male, middle-aged and with limited formal schooling. Approximately 58% of middle and upper income households employed a gardener, at a mean daily rate of R112.20 in 2019. This equated to 13 170 gardeners earning a total wage bill of R139 million p.a. across the 12 towns, which scales up to 0.7–1 million informal gardeners nationally earning approximately R10–14 billion per year. However, daily remuneration was insufficient to cover basic needs, and slightly more than half of the gardeners would prefer a different job, indicating the survivalist nature of the sector.

摘要

在南非，对提供给家庭佣工和园丁的非正规就业的考虑相对较少。在这里，我们报告了东开普省 12 个城镇的私人家庭雇用的园丁的数量和概况，以及工资和满意度。超过 98% 的非正式园丁是男性、中年人并且受过有限的正规教育。大约 58% 的中高收入家庭雇用了一名园丁，2019 年的平均日薪率为 112.20 兰特。这相当于 13 170 名园丁在 12 个城镇的总工资为 1.39 亿兰特，最高可达 0.7 – 100 万非正式园丁，全国每年收入约 10–140 亿兰特。然而，每天的报酬不足以满足基本需求，略多于一半的园丁更愿意换一份工作，