‘We work sick because missing a day means no food’

‘We work sick because missing a day means no food’

By Palesa Matlala A mother of three says she works two call centre jobs, sleeps only four hours a day and has never received a permanent contract in 20 years. Her story comes as questions grow over the death of a Cartrack employee who reportedly died after becoming ill at work. For 20 years, Lerato has answered phone calls for some of South Africa’s biggest companies. But at 52 years old, the mother of three says she has never received a perma…