Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of 2016 project report.

Skills development and recognition for domestic workers across borders

Domestic work is an increasingly diverse sector with a varied and globalized workforce that is often viewed as unskilled. The similarity between paid domestic work and the unpaid work performed by women in their own homes has led to the undervaluation of domestic work and is generally reflected in the low wages earned.

Briefing note | 26 October 2016