Self-perceived Challenges of Lay Counselors Implementing Voluntary Counseling and Testing in Mopani District, Limpopo Province and South Africa

Ramalepe, M.J.; Khoza, L.B.; Maputle, Sonto M.

doi:10.1080/09709274.2015.11906904

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“…21,24 Small stipends are often delayed and many CHWs are still unpaid and unprotected. 25,26 Despite more than a decade of rhetorical political commitment to the enhancement, formalization, and upskilling of this cadre of health worker, CHWs continue to occupy a deeply uncertain place in the South African health system and labor market.…”

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“Contract to Volunteer”: South African Community Health Worker Mobilization for Better Labor Protection

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2017

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In this paper, we explore the increasing activity around labor rights for South African community health workers (CHWs). Contextualizing this activity within broader policy and legal developments, we track the emergence of sporadic mobilizations for decent work (supported by local health activist organizations) and subsequently, the formation of a CHW union. The National Union of Care Workers of South Africa (NUCWOSA) was inaugurated in 2016, hoping to secure formal and secure employment through government and the consequent labor and occupational health protections. Various tensions were observed during fieldwork in the run up to NUCWOSA's formation and raise important questions about representation, legitimacy, and hierarchies of power. We close by offering suggestions for future research in this developing space.

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confidence: 99%