On June 16, 2011, ILO members – governments, trade unions, and employers’ associations – voted over- whelmingly to adopt the ILO Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (Domestic Workers Convention, No. 189). This groundbreaking treaty establishes the first global standards for domestic workers.
Under the Convention, domestic workers are entitled to the same basic rights as those available to other workers in their country, including weekly days off, limits to hours of work, minimum wage coverage, over- time compensation, social security, and clear information on the terms and conditions of employment. The new standards oblige governments that ratify to protect domestic workers from violence and abuse, to regulate private employment agencies that recruit and employ domestic workers, and to prevent child labor in domestic work.
- Human Rights Watch, The ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2013
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