2. On this World Day we call for: Legislative and policy reforms to ensure the elimination of child labour in domestic work and the provision of decent work conditions and appropriate protection to young domestic workers of legal working age.

3. On this World Day we call for: ILO member States to ratify ILO Convention No. 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers and its implementation along with the ILO’s child labour Conventions (C.138 and C.182) Action to strengthen the Worldwide movement against child labour and to build the capacity of domestic workers’ organizations to address child labour.

4. Tackling child labour in domestic work is: A social development priority A fundamental human rights concern A gender equality challenge

5. The latest figures… 15.5 million children in paid or unpaid domestic work in the home of a third party or employer; of these, 10.5 million in child labour of which 8.1 million are in hazardous work (52% of all child domestic workers); and 5 million, mostly adolescents, in permissible work but need to be protected from abuse and provided with decent work

6. The latest figures… In addition, undetermined numbers of children are in domestic work as result of forced labour and trafficking; 72% of all child domestic workers are girls; 47% of all child domestic workers are below 14 years: 3.5 million aged 5 to 11 3.8 million aged12 to 14 Child domestic work touches all regions.

7. ILO child labour Conventions C.138 & C.182 and the Domestic Work Convention C.189 C.189 compliments C.138 on minimum age and C.182 on the worst forms of child labour C.189 asks Member States to set a mimimum age for domestic workers consistent with C.138 and C.182 and be not lower than that established for workers in general C.189 calls member States to take measures to ensure that work performed by domestic workers below 18 and under the minimum age does not deprive them of compulsory education or interfere with opportunities for further education or vocational training

8. ILO child labour Conventions C.138 & C.182 and the Domestic Workers Convention C.189 The Domestic Workers Recommendation (R.201) calls for the need [along with C.182 and R.190] to identify, prohibit and eliminate types of domestic work that, by their nature or the circumstances in which they are carried out, are likely to harm the health, safety or morals of children.

9. ILO child labour Conventions C.138 & C.182 and the Domestic Workers Convention C.189 R.201 asks member States to give special attention to the needs of young domestic workers and to protect them, including by: (a)strictly limiting their hours of work; (b)prohibiting night work; (c)placing restrictions on work that is excessively demanding, whether physically or psychologically; and (d)establishing or strengthening mechanisms to monitor their working and living conditions.

10. Joining forces to end child labour in domestic work Governments have the prime responsibility to end with child labour in domestic work and to ensure that young workers who have reached the legal minimum age are working in safe conditions. Employers’ and workers’ organizations have a key role to play in the fight against child labour in domestic work and in supporting decent work for domestic workers of all ages, including young domestic workers of legal working age Civil society organizations play a critical and complementary role too in reaching child domestic workers and in assisting in providing to those in child labour situations the immediate care and longer term support they need.

11. Key intervention areas (general) The root causes of most child labour, including in domestic work, are linked to poverty and exclusion. Tackling child labour effectively requires a broad policy response including: Decent work for all of working age Social protection floor ensuring access to essential social services Right to education and vocational training

12. Key intervention areas (specific) Developing statistical visibility and further enhancing knowledge on child domestic work Awareness-raising and advocacy to change social attitudes on domestic work Promoting the ratification and implementation of C.138, C.182 and C.189

13. Key intervention areas (specific) Taking legislative and policy action to end child labour and to protect young workers in domestic work: - to set a minimum age for admission to work; -identify, prohibit and eliminate hazardous domestic work; -protective working and living measures for young workers; -written contracts / model employment contracts; -complaint mechanisms, appropriate penalties, facilitated access to justice and legal redress; -effective labour inspection (with facilitated access to private homes);

14. Key intervention areas (specific) Enhancing the role of the social partners and extending freedom of association and effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining in domestic work; Recognizing to young domestic workers of legal working age the right to join or form unions. Paying special attention to child migrants vulnerability to abusive working conditions in domestic work

15. Join us on 12 June! Support for the World Day has been growing each year Join us and add your voice to the worldwide movement against child labour

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