Domesitc workers
Labour rights recognized for Filipino domestic workers
The Philippines' ratification of ILO Convention 189 officially extends basic labour rights to domestic workers and will bring the convention into force within the year. But what does passing this landmark legislation actually change in the life of a domestic worker working in the Philippines?
5 September 2012
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