Domestic Employment

Paid household work, or domestic work, is one of the main occupations for women in the region. In 2021, 9.7% of women in paid employment worked in this sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The data also show that it is a profession with an over-representation of indigenous, Afro-descendant and migrant women in many countries, as well as women heads of household. Similarly, significant percentages of domestic workers are found in the poorest strata of society and the occupation has close links to issues such as forced migration, trafficking in women and girls, child labor, labor exploitation and slavery, and violence against women.

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Convention 189 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on domestic workers (2011-2021) and in the framwork of the institutional collaboration between the CIM and the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), we developed a series of tools to promote knowledge of domestic worker's rights, support the formulation, implementation and monitoring of public policies, and strengthen workers's organizations in their fight to demand their rights.

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Rights of paid domestic workers in the Americas : Microsite

The Microsite on the Rights of Paid Domestic Workers will guide you to the Regional Report, Mini Guides aimed at workers and employers, and a series of communication pieces (video, audio, cards for social media, etc.) with messages around key issues for the exercise of the rights of women domestic workers.

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Rights of paid domestic workers in the Americas: Progress and persistent gaps
(CIM, 2022)

Paid work in the home, or domestic work, is one of the main occupations for women in the region. In Latin America and the Caribbean, according to data from 2021, 9.7% of women who work for pay are employed as domestic workers. In this context, we present an assessment of the current situation, including the pandemic context, seeking to offer a roadmap with practical recommendations from a comprehensive, intersectoral and intersectional approach that enables us to place this issue in the focus of the international agenda.

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Rights of women paid domestic workers in the Americas: Progress and persistent gaps in Mexico
(CIM, 2023)

This Policy Brief builds on the information from the regional report for the specific case of Mexico. It analyzes the latest advances in terms of legislation, jurisprudence and public policies, and provides concrete recommendations to make their implementation more effective.