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Demanding protection for foreign domestic workers and all women migrants

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Women migrant workers account for more than half of the 50 million migrant workers in Asia alone. And domestic labour account for nearly one third of all female employment in Asia Pacific. Since domestic work is received as an extension of housework, it is seen as least valued in the region and thus, women domestic workers are excluded from the current development framework and are marginalised in terms of salary, benefits and protection. The essence of labour migration challenge the traditional labour laws and raise the question of whether should the same national laws and protection mechanism be extended to foreign workers. But human rights of migrant workers should not derive from nationality and cross-border nature of their labour, but from their humanity. This universality is established under international laws and standards promulgated by the United Nations (UN), International Labour Organisation (ILO), World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international and regional bodies. States are responsible for protecting the human rights of migrants, whether the migrants are citizens or foreign workers, passing through the country in transit to another location or expecting to reside within the country for employment.

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KP X GAR d

Publisher

Malaysia : Coordination of action research on aids and mobility (Caram asia)., 2008

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44 hlm. : ilus. ; 30 cm.

Language

Indonesia

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KP X

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Pekerja migran
Buruh migran--Pekerja rumah tangga

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