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The ILO's Domestic Workers Convention and Recommendation: A window of opportunity for social justice
Author(s) -
OELZ Martin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international labour review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1564-913X
pISSN - 0020-7780
DOI - 10.1111/j.1564-913x.2014.00200.x
Subject(s) - convention , social security , enforcement , workforce , scope (computer science) , work (physics) , minimum wage , window of opportunity , labour law , labour economics , human rights , economic justice , business , social work , political science , economics , law , engineering , aerospace engineering , mechanical engineering , computer science , programming language
Domestic workers are a predominantly female workforce whose social and labour rights remained largely unattended for decades. Addressing this has become more urgent, as demand for household and personal care services is increasing. Convention No. 189 and Recommendation No. 201 set out global minimum standards for domestic work. The author first describes international labour and human rights law on domestic work prior to 2011. He then examines the instruments' definitions and scope and problems of particular groups; their provisions on working time, pay, work environment and living conditions; social security; and implementation and enforcement.