Convention C189 - Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)
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under article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation, indicate any particular category of workers thus excluded and the
reasons for such exclusion and, in subsequent reports, specify any measures that may have been taken with a view to extending the application of the
Convention to the workers concerned.
Article 3
1. Each Member shall take measures to ensure the effective promotion and protection of the human rights of all domestic workers, as set out in this
Convention.
2. Each Member shall, in relation to domestic workers, take the measures set out in this Convention to respect, promote and realize the fundamental
principles and rights at work, namely:
(a) freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
(b) the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour;
(c) the effective abolition of child labour; and
(d) the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
3. In taking measures to ensure that domestic workers and employers of domestic workers enjoy freedom of association and the effective recognition of
the right to collective bargaining, Members shall protect the right of domestic workers and employers of domestic workers to establish and, subject to
the rules of the organization concerned, to join organizations, federations and confederations of their own choosing.
Article 4
1. Each Member shall set a minimum age for domestic workers consistent with the provisions of the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), and the
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182), and not lower than that established by national laws and regulations for workers generally.
2. Each Member shall take measures to ensure that work performed by domestic workers who are under the age of 18 and above the minimum age of
employment does not deprive them of compulsory education, or interfere with opportunities to participate in further education or vocational training.
Article 5
Each Member shall take measures to ensure that domestic workers enjoy effective protection against all forms of abuse, harassment and violence.
Article 6
Each Member shall take measures to ensure that domestic workers, like workers generally, enjoy fair terms of employment as well as decent working
conditions and, if they reside in the household, decent living conditions that respect their privacy.
Article 7
Each Member shall take measures to ensure that domestic workers are informed of their terms and conditions of employment in an appropriate,
verifiable and easily understandable manner and preferably, where possible, through written contracts in accordance with national laws, regulations or
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