How are women exploited ?
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The International Labour Organization estimates that domestic work is one of the most common forms of employment for women – 1 in every 13 female wage earners globally, and as many as 1 in 4 in Latin America. Families in countries such as the Philippines and Indonesia receive billions of dollars in remittances from domestic workers abroad.
When parents entrust their young children to someone’s care, it should raise the incentives to treat those workers well, to formalize opportunities for training and accreditation, and to recognize that domestic workers free them to pursue careers outside the home. But despite the economic and social importance of this work – the cooking, cleaning, and caregiving associated with traditional “women’s work” inside the home remain profoundly devalued.
Only 10% of domestic workers worldwide are employed in countries that extend them equal protection under national labour laws. Some 30% work in countries ranging from the United Arab Emirates to Singapore that exclude domestic workers from labour laws completely, leaving them without such basic protections as a minimum wage, overtime pay, rest days, or social security. Others, such as the United States, fall somewhere in between, for example by guaranteeing a minimum wage but denying domestic workers the right to form unions.