Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "Domestic workers"
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COVID-19 casts a shadow over domestic workers
(José Frantz, 2021)Even though they are recognised as workers and covered by certain labour laws, domestic workers remain one of the most poorly paid and disempowered sections of the workforce. Being a hard-to-organise sector, with weak ... -
COVID-19 pandemic, a war to win: assessing its impact on the domestic work sector in Nigeria
(Taylor & Francis, 2023)This article examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work conditions of domestic workers in Nigeria. We use four indicators – earnings, access to social protection, working conditions and labour protections ... -
Domestic workers in South Africa: inclusion under the compensation of occupational injuries and diseases act
(The Thinker, 2023)After decades of deliberate exclusion from labour laws and social protection in South Africa, domestic workers have slowly been able to taste the fruits of years of laborious fights for recognition, inclusion, and dignity. ... -
Facilitating decent work: the case of domestic workers in Nigeria
(Jute, 2022)A decade after the first international standard regulating domestic work was introduced decent work remains a challenge for domestic workers in Nigeria. Within the framework of ILO’s Convention on Domestic Workers 189 of ...