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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810422903321

Titolo

Domestic workers across the world : global and regional statistics and the extent of legal protection

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : ILO Publications, 2013

ISBN

92-2-125274-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Disciplina

331.12

Soggetti

Household employees

Labor economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Embargoed until 10:00 GMT on Wednesday, 9 January 2013"--P. before t.p.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [99]-105).

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- 1. Introduction -- pt. I. Global and regional statistics -- 2. Definitions, sources and methodology -- 3. Global and regional estimates -- pt. II. The extent of legal protection -- 4. National labour legislation and domestic workers -- 5. Working time -- 6. Minimum wages and in-kind payments -- 7. Maternity protection -- 8. Summary and conclusions -- References -- Appendix I. Methodology for global and regional estimates -- Appendix II. National source statistics -- Appendix III. Coverage of domestic workers under national legislation.

Sommario/riassunto

The adoption of new international labour standards on domestic work (Convention No. 189 and its accompanying Recommendation No. 201) by the ILO at its 100th International Labour Conference in June 2011 represents a key milestone on the domestic workers. 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.