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Swept Under the Rug
Abuses against Domestic Workers Around the World
I. Introduction
Best and
worst government practices
Key
recommendations
To Labor Ministries
To Heads of State and Government, and Parliaments
To the Police, Attorney General's Offices, and the
Judiciary
To the Foreign Ministries of Workers' Countries of Origin
To Ministries of Education
II. Criminal
abuses against domestic workers
Psychological,
physical and sexual violence
Psychological
abuse
Physical
abuse
Food
deprivation
Sexual
harassment and assault
International
human rights law and government response
Forced labor
International
human rights law and government response
Trafficking
International
human rights law and government response
Recommendations
To the
Police, Attorney General's Offices, and the Judiciary
To Heads of
State and Government, and Parliaments
III.
Exclusion from labor laws
Wage
exploitation
Minimum wage
and overtime pay
Wage
withholding and unpaid wages
Rest days
Long hours
and workloads
Workers'
compensation
Health care
and maternity leave
Health care
Maternity
leave
Termination
of contracts
Inadequate
living conditions
International
labor standards and government response
The right to
just and favorable conditions of work
Freedom from
discrimination
Recommendations
To Labor
Ministries
To Heads of
State and Government, and Parliaments
IV. Child
domestic workers
Worst forms
of child labor
Separation
from family
Education
denied
Barriers to
education
Working in
order to attend school
The effect
of work on education
International
human rights law and government response
Recommendations
To Heads of
State and Government, and Parliaments
To Labor
Ministries
To
Ministries of Education
V. Migrant
domestic workers
Recruitment
and training
Restrictions
on freedom of movement and association
Legal status
Debt
Reproductive,
marriage and sexual rights
Language and
religion
International
human rights law and government response
Recommendations
To Labor
Ministries
To Heads of
State and Government, and Parliaments
To the
Police, Attorney General's Offices, and the Judiciary
Acknowledgments
Appendix A –
Human Rights Watch reports on domestic workers
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