Factsheets on Domestic Work

• Domestic Workers in the Philippines - profile and working conditions: this factsheet presents the profile of domestic workers and their employers in the Philippines, and provides an insight into two important aspects of domestic work, namely wages and working hours.
• Spain approves new regulations for domestic employees: the Government of Spain promulgated Royal Decree 1620/2011 on 14 November 2011 regulating the special relationship that characterizes service within the family household.
• Thailand: new Ministerial Regulation offers better protection of domestic workers' rights: this regulatory initiative has positive implications for more than 250'000 domestic workers in Thailand, including the large proportion of domestic workers who are also migrants.
• The growing trend of Vietnamese migrant domestic workers: While Vietnam currently sends a comparatively small number of domestic workers abroad, recent developments suggest there is potential for numbers to increase sharply and it is now vital to consider what challenges this may bring.
• Zambia enacts new domestic work legislation: the Government of Zambia has enacted the Minimum Wage and Conditions of Employment (Domestic Workers) Order, 2011. This is the first time that Zambia has legislation specifically addressing working conditions of domestic workers.
• The growing trend of Vietnamese migrant domestic workers: this policy brief looks at the growing trend of Vietnamese domestic workers who go abroad for jobs and includes recommendations to ensure that they are protected by minimum entitlements.