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

By International Labour Office (ILO) on January 01, 2013

This publication sheds light on the magnitude of domestic work, a sector often “invisible” behind the doors of private households and unprotected by national legislation.

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