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Theme: Informal Economy
Program(s): Organization & Representation
Occupational Group(s): Domestic Workers
United States Policy Matters: The Informal Economy Harvard Kennedy School News . (17 May 2012)
By Megias, Mari.

On a tour of a slum settlement in Ahmedabad City, India, Martha “Marty” Chen paused when she noticed a woman hunched over a neat row of little pill bottles.

Netherlands Domestic Workers in the Netherlands on Strike FNV . (18 January 2012)

Domestic workers in the Netherlands have joined the national cleaners industry association in their strike action. While domestic workers who work under agencies are part of the same collective agreement as the cleaners, the majority of Dutch domestic workers are privately employed and are not covered. All domestic workers, however, are part of this action.