Domestic Workers

Introduction: Regulating Decent Work for Domestic WorkersCanadian Journal of Women and the Law

Adelle Blackett wrote this introduction and was Guest Editor for this issue of the Canadian Journal of Women and the Law.

Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo

Lesser Citizens: Indian Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK

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...

PR No. 15A – Text of the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers

The present document, which elaborates, describes and explains the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011, is the result of the General Conference...

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...

Ratification as International Solidarity – Reflections on Switzerland and Decent Work for Domestic WorkersConnecticut Journal of International Law

From the Household to the Factory: Sex Discrimination in the Guatemalan Labour Force

Legal and Institutional Incentives for Undocumented Work in Private Households in Germany

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Statistics on Domestic Workers in Latin America

Domestic work is an important occupation, involving a significant proportion of the workforce in Latin America.