I took these pics a while ago at a place down the road. Every time I see these dummies on the pavement with the sign I have to smile because it would probably be too much to expect them to call these garments Protective Wear for Domestic Workers.And you know what also amazes me is the frilly little caps and aprons they have with the Maidsets. I mean it is so Colonial!
Just watch the old Berea ladies and their "girls" shopping at Musgrave. The domestic workers, also usually not spring chickens themselves, are dressed up in overall, apron and doek or frilly cap - spic and span. (These are well dressed maids and madams on the Berea).
But often the fabric of the overalls is really so horrible to spend the whole day working in.
Surely the purpose should be to protect the clothes of the domestic worker or cleaner, not a dressed up symbol of servitude!
It is time that our women, especially those who were former trade unionists help get domestic workers organised and let them design their own protective wear.
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