Domestic workers must know the following

Following the recent rape in Shakespeare Street, Farrarmere, Ekurhuleni Central Cluster spokesperson Capt Nomsa Sekele has provided a few safety tips to prevent further such incidents.

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On Monday morning, Sekele said no arrests had been made in connection with the rape of a domestic worker, which took place on June 13.

The victim was in a backyard hanging out washing when a man jumped over the wall, raped her in the outside toilet and stole her cellphone.

Sekele provided the following tips:

• Don’t let anyone on to the property if the owner of the property has not informed you about the visit;

• If someone does say that they were sent by the owner, contact the owner to confirm this before letting the person in;

• Keep the gate locked at all times;

• Have emergency numbers in plain sight (on the fridge) in the event of an emergency;

• Property owners must inform their domestic helper, or whoever is at home, if someone is going to stop by;

• Domestic helpers must get to know their fellow domestic helpers in the area so that, in the event of an emergency, they can call someone who is nearby for assistance.