Domestic Workers/Household Servants

The Cost of Marrying Off Girls Too Soon

Child marriage is closely linked to high adolescent pregnancy rates. Girls under 18 have little

Mon Jun 30 2025

New Estimate of Global Child Labor in 2024 (138 million): Progress Made, but Challenges Remain

Author: Michael Rivas In commemoration of World Day Against Child Labor on June 12, 2025, the

Wed Jun 25 2025

Harmful Child Labor Is Everyone’s Business

Contributed by Wendy Blanpied [This piece originally appeared on USAID’s web site on

Thu Jun 30 2016

CHILD LABOR IN DOMESTIC WORK

By Sharon L. Fawcett, CLC Contributing Writer “I clean the floor many times in a day. When it

Tue Sep 10 2013

Philippines Becomes Second Country to Ratify Domestic Workers Convention (HRW Press Release)

For Immediate Release [Human Rights Watch Press Release, 8/6/12] (Manila, August 6, 2012) – The

Mon Aug 6 2012

HRW Lauds New Landmark Treaty to Protect Domestic Workers Global Labor Standards for up to 100 Million People Worldwide

(Geneva, June 16, 2011) – The adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 16,

Thu Jun 16 2011

11-year-old the latest victim of child labor

The Star/Asia News Network SOUTH INDIA – MAKKAL Osai reported that a girl, Dhanalakshmi, 11,

Wed Mar 2 2011

Child Labor in Brazil, an Overview Article

Press Release: Council on Hemispheric Affairs Made in Brazil: Confronting Child Labor by COHA

Wed Nov 17 2010

Woman Accused of Assualting 5-Year-old Maid in Botswana

[from the Botswana Gazette] Woman poured hot water over `child maid’- allegation Written by

Wed Jun 30 2010

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