INQUIRER.net: It’s the law: Domestics get protection worldwide

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It's the law: Domestics get protection worldwide Sep 5th 2013, 23:05 MANILA, Philippines—The Domestic Workers Convention—a treaty that provides basic labor rights to an estimated 53 million domestic workers worldwide, including some two million Filipinos—came into force Thursday.   "There are currently at least 53 million domestic workers worldwide, not including child domestic workers, and this number is increasing steadily in developed and developing countries," according to the International Labor Organization (ILO).   The new convention, which is now a binding international law, needed to be ratified by at least two ILO member states. But to date, eight ILO member states—the Philippines, Bolivia, Italy, Mauritius, Nic... Keep on reading: It's the law: Domestics get protection worldwide Media files: singapore-maids.jpg (image/jpeg)

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