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#domesticworkers — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #domesticworkers, aggregated by home.social.

  1. ICE Raids and Medicaid Cuts Put Both Caregivers and Their Patients at Risk

    ICE raids and cutbacks to personal care services are leaving seniors and disabled adults scrambling for in-home aid.

    murica.website/2026/03/ice-rai

  2. King’s College London: Smart home devices used to monitor domestic workers raise safety concerns. “Based on in-depth interviews with 26 domestic workers and five recruitment agencies for domestic workers in China, this first-of-its-kind study points out some concerning practices by employers in the use of these devices to monitor the performance of their workers within the context of […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/10/kings-college-london-smart-home-devices-used-to-monitor-domestic-workers-raise-safety-concerns/

  3. In the #UAE & #Kuwait, they can work up to 12 hours a day, while in #Saudi Arabia & #Qatar, the limit is 10 hours. In #Bahrain and #Oman, there are no limits at all.

    Instead of relief, #domesticworkers experience heightened workloads, making an already difficult job even more gruelling.

    #MigrantRights

    buff.ly/EabCpt3

  4. New blog post by @Niezna and me discusses and compares two framings of ‘modern slavery’ and ‘decent work’ for addressing labour exploitation. We share insights based on in the ILO Regulating Decent Work conference I participated in this summer, and an event at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights earlier this year modernslaverypec.org/latest/be

    #ModernSlavery #DecentWork #Exploitation #WorkersRights #DomesticWorkers

  5. New blog post by @Niezna and me discusses and compares two framings of ‘modern slavery’ and ‘decent work’ for addressing labour exploitation. We share insights based on in the ILO Regulating Decent Work conference I participated in this summer, and an event at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights earlier this year modernslaverypec.org/latest/be

    #ModernSlavery #DecentWork #Exploitation #WorkersRights #DomesticWorkers

  6. New blog post by @Niezna and me discusses and compares two framings of ‘modern slavery’ and ‘decent work’ for addressing labour exploitation. We share insights based on in the ILO Regulating Decent Work conference I participated in this summer, and an event at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights earlier this year modernslaverypec.org/latest/be

    #ModernSlavery #DecentWork #Exploitation #WorkersRights #DomesticWorkers

  7. New blog post by @Niezna and me discusses and compares two framings of ‘modern slavery’ and ‘decent work’ for addressing labour exploitation. We share insights based on in the ILO Regulating Decent Work conference I participated in this summer, and an event at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights earlier this year modernslaverypec.org/latest/be

    #ModernSlavery #DecentWork #Exploitation #WorkersRights #DomesticWorkers

  8. How Indians Are Endangering The Health of Their Domestic Workers: New Study

    A new report by non profit Jagori paints a grim picture of the way Indians treat their 50 million domestic workers—a quarter of those surveyed said they were prohibited from using the same utensils as their employers; 18% had no access to food or water at their workplace and 13% didn’t get leave when they fell sick. The report highlights the health impact of their hazardous workplaces i.e. the Indian home. Many other countries in the region do far more than India does for domestic workers.

    article-14.com/post/how-indian

    #DomesticWorkers #labour #labor #caste #untouchability #SexualAbuse #gender #HumanRights #WomensRights #health #hygiene #india

  9. Email @AsmBuffyWicks to support #SB686 to ensure #DomesticWorkers are treated with dignity and respect!

    via @EqualRightsAdvocates

    p2a.co/WvzMsgn

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  10. As we approach the 11-year anniversary of restrictive changes to the Overseas Domestic Worker visa, an excellent piece from Evie Breeze in the Big Issue, with input from Kalayaan and two domestic workers, on how the system obstructs workers from changing employers or challenging abuse.

    bigissue.com/news/employment/t

    #DomesticWork #DomesticWorkers #Exploitation #WorkersRights #migration

  11. Thousands of suspected modern slavery victims are waiting over two years for Home Office decision - charities and former domestic workers warn wait is forcing some back into the arms of exploitative employees, with many lacking right to work while awaiting a decision independent.co.uk/news/uk/home

    #ModernSlavery #modernSlaveryPolicy #Trafficking #Exploitation #DomesticWorkers #HumanRights

  12. 'Just because it is digital, it doesn't mean the battle for our rights has changed' - women working on domestic work platforms across Africa run risks including underpay once costs of travel and data are deducted, assault, and pressure not to speak out bdnews24.com/the-long-read/65s

    #GigEconomy #PlatformWork #DomesticWorkers #BizHumanRights #Africa

  13. Important and disturbing expose on domestic workers being systematically advertised for sale or rent on a popular app in Saudi Arabia, haraj, which has remained available via Google and Apple despite being criticised in 2020 by UN special rapporteurs for facilitating modern slavery thetimes.co.uk/article/maids-t

    #domesticWork #DomesticWorkers #Trafficking #BizHumanRights

  14. The UK govt is to pass a remedial order to address legal flaws in the 1978 State Immunity Act preventing domestic workers employed by embassies bringing Employment Tribunal claims standard.co.uk/news/london/mod

    This is a response to findings in the 2017 Supreme Court case Benkharbouche that this breached the ECHR, which were highlighted by Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights
    supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uks

    #DomesticWorkers #WorkersRights #HumanRights #DiplomaticImmunity