About Domestic Work
Domestic workers are the nannies that take care of our children, the housecleaners that bring order to our home, and the care workers that ensure that our loved ...
Who are domestic workers | International Labour Organization
Who are domestic workers ... Domestic workers are those workers who perform work in or for a private household or households. They provide direct and indirect ...
Domestic Workers in the United States - U.S. Department of Labor
Domestic workers, such as home care workers, house cleaners and nannies provide services and specialized care to households and families.1,2 ...
Servant is an older English word for "domestic worker", though not all servants worked inside the home. Domestic service, or the employment of people for wages ...
Domestic Workers Chartbook 2022 - Economic Policy Institute
These domestic workers are the professionals who care for children, support older individuals and people with disabilities, and help households ...
Domestic Workers | U.S. Department of Labor
The US Department of Labor has developed sample employment agreements, for illustrative purposes, for cleaners, home care workers and nannies.
Overview on domestic workers, numbers and challenges: More than 60 million domestic workers in the world provide essential services so others can work ...
Domestic Workers Chartbook: A comprehensive look at the ...
These domestic workers are the professionals who are caring for children, supporting older individuals and people with disabilities, and helping ...
Domestic workers - International Labour Organization
Domestic workers ... Domestic work is care work, and as the world prepares to celebrate International Day of Care and Support on 29 October 2024, it is high time ...
Domestic workers do the work that remains in the home so that others can work outside the home, in offices and schools and hospitals.
History of domestic work - Organization of American States
The use of indigenous, and later Afro-descendant, women for domestic servitude, survived into modernity in the form of socially discriminated and scorned ...
Domestic Work - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Domestic work is often considered a labour of love, the value of which is founded upon the assumption that women are 'natural' carers and nurturers.
Domestic Work | National Human Trafficking Hotline
Domestic workers perform work within their employers' households, and provide services such as cooking, cleaning, child-care, elder care, gardening and other ...
National Domestic Workers Alliance: Homepage
The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) works for the respect, recognition & rights for more than 2.2 million domestic workers in the US.
A History of Domestic Work and Worker Organizing
Domestic work is rooted in the history of slavery. European colonizers used violence to create a mostly enslaved servant class of Indigenous, African, and poor ...
Timeline - A History of Domestic Work and Worker Organizing
From the 1600s to the 1800s, domestic workers in today's Southwest used the Spanish and later Mexican courts to resist.
Meet the Domestic Workers and Labor Leaders Fighting for a Just ...
Around the world, domestic workers face low wages, inadequate protections, and exploitation. Organizations like the National Domestic ...
Why U.S. domestic workers have fewer labor protections than ... - PBS
Domestic workers like nannies, housekeepers and home health aides perform essential tasks. But they also have fewer rights and protections than most US workers.
Domestic slavery: what is it? - Anti-Slavery International
Domestic workers are often particularly vulnerable to exploitation and domestic slavery because of the unique circumstances in which they work.
Domestic Work and Workers - Encyclopedia of Chicago
Men and women of the burgeoning urban middle class sought to display their prosperity through the hiring of domestic servants to perform daily cooking, cleaning ...