Domestic Workers

Maid to Order: Ending Abuses Against Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima

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Representações do trabalho informal e dos riscos à saúde entre trabalhadoras domésticas e trabalhadores da construção civil

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Les Travailleurs Domestiques dans le Monde: Statistiques Régionales et Mondiales et Étendue de la Protection Juridique

Cette publication met en lumière l’ampleur du travail domestique, un secteur souvent «invisible» derrière les portes de ménages privés...

Maid to Order in Hong Kong: An Ethnography of Filipina Workers

We Need to Start Respecting Informal Workers

In the midst of rapid urbanization, the question of whether and how to formalize the informal economy is a growing concern.

Procrastination in Recognizing the Rights of Domestic Workers in Ethiopia

Abstract: The 1960 Ethiopian Civil Code regulates domestic working conditions, and it largely depends on employers’ sense of fairness. The...

Recognizing Domestic Workers, Regulating Domestic Work: Conceptual, Measurement, and Regulatory Challenges

Unprotected Migrants: Zimbabweans in South Africa’s Limpopo Province

Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Reflections on Recent Approaches to Tackle Informality