Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Report summary: South Africa performed well in the GCPI compared to most Upper Middle-Income Countries due to progress on caregiving and domestic labor protections. For Sub-Index A, South Africa had robust parental leave but lacked flexible work arrangements and dependant leave care policies. Critically, South Africa also lacked regulatory and policy architecture to support and protect its growing migrant domestic worker labor force.
Overall GCPI Score: 6.24/10
GCPI band: Maturing
The recommended citation for this report is as follows: Kandel, Reeva, Jiang Haolie, and Anju M. Paul. 2022. Global Care Policy Index 2022 Country Report: South Africa. Singapore: Global Care Policy Index.