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Domestic Worker Protection

This week the UN’s International Labor Organization met in Geneva and passed the Convention on Domestic Workers, a set of international standards aimed at protecting the rights of domestic workers around the world. Domestic workers make up 3.6 percent of total wage employment worldwide.

The Convention on Domestic Workers is similar to an international treaty that must be ratified by individual member countries. If ratified, it would give workers such rights as the rights to at least one full day of rest per week, limit the hours worked by those under age 18, provide clear terms and conditions of employment, and allow for collective bargaining.