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Domestic workers need social protection too

Original title

Domestic workers need social protection too

Author(s)

Champa, Domestic worker and President, Network of Migrant Domestic Workers

Editor

ILO

Date

2022-06

Language

English

My name is Champa. I grew up in a village in Myanmar. When I was five years old my father died. I am the youngest of nine children, and as a daughter, I was the one who had to help my mother.

• Communication and campaigns
• Right to care
• Women
• Wages and working conditions
• Social security and protection
• Comprehensive care systems
• Domestic work

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Articles

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  International Labour Organization (ILO)

https://voices.ilo.org/stories/domestic-workers-need-social-protection-too

Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) / International Labour Organization (ILO)

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Alias

global-resource-134

Topics

Types of care work

Care and culture of peaceCare in educationCare in parentingCommunity careDomestic workEnvironmental careHealth carePaid care workSelf-careUnpaid care work

Care and populations

Children and adolescentsDisabilityIndigenous personsLGBTIQ+ folkMen and masculinityMigrantsOlder personsPeople of colorPeople with illnessesRural populationsUrban populationsWomen

Actors

Civil society organizationsCommunitiesGlobal Alliance for CareInternational organizationsNational governmentsPrivate sectorSub-national and local governmentsTrade unions and trade associations

Region

Central and South AsiaEast and Southeast AsiaEuropeGlobalLatin America and the CaribbeanMiddle East and North AfricaNorth AmericaOceaniaSub-Saharan Africa

Policies and actions

Budgeting and financingCommunication and campaignsComprehensive care systemsInfrastructureInternational Day of Care and SupportMeasurement and use of timeMonitoring and evaluationPolicy and legal frameworksResearch and diagnosticsSocial security and protectionTechnology and digital innovationTraining, certification and professionalizationUrban planningWages and working conditions

Conceptual framework

Care economyCare societyCo-responsibilityDefinitions of careEthics of careGlobal care chainsInternational and regional regulationsRight to careThe 5Rs of careTime use

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