the global plight of domestic workers: few rights, little freedom, frequent abuse | rebecca falconer and annie kelly /

A quarter of the world’s 53 million domestic staff maintain no labour rights,leaving them vulnerable to exploitation, beatings and sexual assaultAn estimated 53 million people, and mostly women,are employed as domestic workers in private households around the world.
While domestic workers are now considered crucial to the smooth running of national economies, as a workforce they remain one of the most vulnerable to exploitation, or abuse and modern-day slavery.
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Source: theguardian.com