‘It is a tough job but the best we can get’: restaurant workers

Restaurant workers detail the difficult conditions they work under just to take care of their families

26 September 2024 - 21:18 By PENWELL DLAMINI, GILL GIFFORD and HENDRIK HANCKE

“It is the only job that a woman like me can get easily, and it has been able to take care of me and my family. It is not fancy, but it pays the bills.” ..

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