"Time-off? If there isn't too much ironing in the afternoon then I get a bit of spare time, but there isn't much to do around here."

• ZA HPRA AG3014-B-B16
• Stuk
• 1986

Part of Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), Photographs

Mrs Mngoma's husband, also a migrant worker in Johannesburg, lives in a single-sex hostel and they meet in the city at weekends. She lives in a room on the roof of the block of flats where she is employed.

• ZA HPRA AG3014-B-B17
• Stuk
• 1980s

Part of Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), Photographs

Sibongile Mngoma works a 10-hour day, six days a week for R120 per month.

• ZA HPRA AG3014-B-B18
• Stuk

Part of Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), Photographs

Naumi Seroke (36) is a divorced mother of three. She was too scared to tell her employer that she was pregnant because she felt her employer had enough problems of her own.

• ZA HPRA AG3014-B-B19
• Stuk
• 1987

Part of Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), Photographs

Park in Illovo, Johannesburg

• ZA HPRA AG3014-B-B2
• Stuk
• 1986

Part of Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), Photographs

Sarah Molatlhegi (32) has worked for a white family in Johannesburg for 7 years.

• ZA HPRA AG3014-B-B20
• Stuk
• 1980s

Part of Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), Photographs

Sarah Molatlhegi with her son, parents, brothers and sisters at their home in Saulspoort, Bophuthatswana, She is busy building a new house.

• ZA HPRA AG3014-B-B21
• Stuk
• 1986

Part of Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), Photographs

Domestic worker feeds her employers's child - Soweto

• ZA HPRA AG3014-B-B22
• Stuk
• 1987

Part of Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), Photographs

Martha Motatlhegi with the family whom she works for - Johannesburg

• ZA HPRA AG3014-B-B23
• Stuk
• 1986

Part of Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), Photographs

Rustenburg

• ZA HPRA AG3014-B-B24
• Stuk
• 1987

Part of Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), Photographs