Occupational Group: Domestic Workers

Work Like Any Other, Work Like No Other: Establishing Decent Work for Domestic Workers

In anticipation of the implementation of the ILO Convention on the Rights of Domestic Workers, analyzes the unique challenges of creating...

Laws, Legitimacy and Ongoing Struggle: Lessons from Bolivian Policies on Domestic Workers’ Rights

This Policy Brief explores domestic worker struggles in Bolivia.  It concentrates on laws and policies applied by the government of Evo Morales...

Help Wanted: Abuses Against Female Domestic Workers in Indonesia and Malaysia

The Absence of State Law: Domestic Workers in IndiaCanadian Journal of Women and the Law

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The Constitutional Parameters of New York State’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

The Mobilization of Bolivian Domestic Workers

This brief describes the mobilization of domestic workers in Bolivia focusing particularly on the campaign that led to the approval of the...

Inside the Home, Outside the Law: Abuse of Child Domestic Workers in Morocco

Domestic Workers Across the World: Global and Regional Statistics and the Extent of Legal Protection

This report attempts to capture the size of the domestic work sector in the world for 2010 of 52.6 million. According to the latest data...

Informal Workers and Collective Bargaining: Five Case Studies

This brief summarizes the findings of a set of case studies of collective bargaining by informal workers in five different countries. Included...

Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Lessons From Five Countries