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Slow Reform. Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers in Asia and the Middle East

Created by Foundation's Team 3033 days ago

This report examines the working conditions of female and male domestic workers in eight countries that host signific...are an estimated 200,000. Migrants' domestic work is an important source o...r laws; the rights for protection of domestic workers; the reform of immigration "s...

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Violence Against Women: Protection and Prevention Through International Law

Created by Foundation's Team 3052 days ago

This collection of articles focuses on the diverse types of violence against women and...cs, notably trafficking in women, the treatment of male and female migrant domestic workers, and violence against women i...

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Estimating the value of unpaid domestic work for women in Egypt / Estimer la valeur du travail domestique non rémunéré des Égyptiennes / تقدير قيمة العمل المنزلى غير المدفوع للنساء فى مصر

Created by Foundation's Team 2761 days ago

Although the official data and reports indicate that the contribution of women in the labour force in Egypt does not exceed 22% and that this ratio is among the lowest in the world, these statistics do not take into consideration the issue of domestic work. Indeed they often exclude domestic unpa...

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Servant, Daughter or Employee? A Pilot Study on the Attitudes of Lebanese Employers towards Migrant Domestic Workers / Bonne, fille, ou employée ? Une étude pilote sur les attitudes des employeurs libanais envers les travailleurs domestiques migrants / خادمة, إبنة أو موظفة؟ دراسة تجريبية عن مواقف...

Created by Foundation's Team 3052 days ago

This report is based on a pilot study aimed at exploring the common attitudes and practices of Lebanese employers towards domestic workers, most of whom are women. It is both a quantitative and qualitative study basedon discussion groups and individual interviews as well as data collection. The s...

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Domestic Plight: How Jordanian Law, Officials, Employers, and Recruiters Fail Abused Migrant Domestic Workers / La difficile situation des domestiques: comment les lois, les fonctionnaires, les employeurs et les recruteurs jordaniens négligent les abus envers les travailleuses domestiques migrant...

Created by Foundation's Team 3052 days ago

The report examines the gap between Jordanian laws concerning the rights of migrant workers, many of whom are women, and the protection measures actually adopted. This report, based on the research conducted in Jordan in 2009 and 2010, reflects the abuses endured by approximately 70,000 Indonesia...