| Biographical David du Toit is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg and an NRF Y2-Rated scholar. He teaches third-year Social Science Research Methodology, and SPSS for the Advanced Social Research course for MA students. His research mainly focuses on outsourcing, domestic work and the gig economy. David is also on the editorial board of The Sociological Review and serves on the executive board of Clinical Sociology RC46. Qualifications Ph.D., University of Stellenbosch MA Sociology, University of Stellenbosch BA Hons in Sociology, cum laude, University of Stellenbosch BA (Sociology and Psychology) cum laude, University of Stellenbosch Research Interests - Sociology of Work
- Domestic work
- Emotional labour
- Outsourcing
- The gig economy
Research Publications Du Toit, D., and Casanova, E. 2025. Polishing the Pearl of the Pacific and the City of Gold: Paid domestic work in Guayaquil, Ecuador and Johannesburg, South Africa. Women’s Studies: International Forum, 109: 103055 Du Toit, D. 2024. Beyond Digital Flexibility: Standing’s Labor Securities Framework and the Precarious Lives of Migrant Food Delivery Couriers in Johannesburg. Clinical Sociological Review, 19(2): 106-133. Du Toit, D. 2023. Resilience and Resistance Among Migrant Male Domestic Workers in South Africa. The Thinker: A Pan-African Journal, 96(3): 74-86. Du Toit, D. 2023. Do Different Types of Households Use Outsourced Domestic Cleaning Services for Different Reasons? An Explorative Study in South Africa. Sociological Research Online, 28(3): 681-697. Du Toit, D. 2023. Paid Domestic Work and Outsourcing in South Africa: Clients’ Views on Trust, Control and Power Relations. Current Sociology, 71(6): 1063-1081. Sibiya, W., and Du Toit, D. 2022. Sweeping up decent work: Paid domestic work and digital platforms in South Africa. Gender and Development. Special Issue in Gender & Development, Women, Work and the Digital Economy, 30(3):637-654. Du Toit, D., and Koorsen, G. 2022. How useful is post-graduate education in Biochemistry for entry into the South African labour market. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 50(4):354-359. Du Toit, D., and Whaley, B. 2021. Another bloody clean up: The experiences of trauma cleaners in South Africa. The Thinker: A Pan-African Journal, 89(4):95-103. Du Toit, D., and Heinecken, L. 2021. Is outsourcing better? Clients’ views on contracting in domestic cleaning services. Employee Relations, 43(5): 1147-1162. Du Toit, D. 2020. Outsourcing has not improved conditions for domestic workers in South Africa. The Conversation. Du Toit, D. 2016. Working in fear? Managers’ and petrol attendants’ experiences of public-initiated violence at selected petrol stations in Johannesburg. Acta Criminologica, 29(1): 143-155. Du Toit, D. 2016. ‘We cannot discriminate against someone without an eye or a leg … but I do look at obesity’: statistical discrimination and employers’ recruitment strategies of housecleaning service companies in Johannesburg. South African Journal of Labour Relations, 40(1): 25-41. Du Toit, D. 2015. Working as a security guard on the Potchefstroom campus: Issues, challenges and coping strategies. South African Review of Sociology, 45(2): 97-114. Du Toit, D. 2013. ‘From “Cinderella Cleaners” to “Maids from Heaven”: Clients’ and domestic workers’ perceptions of housecleaning services in Stellenbosch’. South African Journal of Labour Relations,37(1): 97-114. Du Toit, D. 2012. ‘Beyond the smile and wave of petrol attendants: A case study on male petrol attendants’ use of emotional labour’. South African Review of Sociology, 43(3): 129-145. Book Review Du Toit, D. 2014. Offshoring by J. Urry (Book review). South African Review of Sociology, 45(3):127-130. | 
