The International Labour Organisation (ILO) recently released its report on Domestic Workers. According to the report, only 6 % of domestic workers across the world have access to comprehensive social protection.
Report notes that, 94 per cent of the domestic workers are lacking access to full range of protections, covering medical care, old age, sickness, Unemployment, family, maternity, EMPLOYMENT injury, invalidity and survivors benefits.
Extension of effective coverage is lagging significantly behind the legal coverage.
In reality, only one-in-five domestic workers are covered in practice because majority are
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