"trabajadores domésticos" in English

ILO Convention supplemented by a recommendation on domestic workers (debate)

Domestic workers are often penalised for the informal nature of their work.

ILO Convention supplemented by a recommendation on domestic workers (vote)

Domestic workers often occupy a real position of trust.

I think it is crucial that domestic workers have a right to core labour standards.

A total of 15 of them have not included domestic workers in their employment protection laws.

Improving the situation of domestic workers should be a priority for the Europe 2020 strategy.

Following on from that, domestic workers should be in a stronger position to exercise their rights.

All domestic workers, regardless of their origin, must have decent access to work.

For the ILO, 2010 was the year of domestic workers.

That is why it is crucial to raise domestic workers' professional profile and improve their image.

The needs of domestic workers should be considered when employment legislation is being drafted.

It is worth pointing out that the definition of domestic workers in the draft ILO Convention is very wide.

in writing. - I supported this resolution on the ILO convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers.

They can, for example, include domestic workers in national rules and go beyond the minimum requirements.

The fourth point concerns ways of informing domestic workers of, and strengthening, their rights.

(FI) Madam President, the everyday life of the domestic worker is often uncertain, undervalued and unofficial.

Once these inconsistencies have been resolved, I believe that we should sign the ILO Convention on domestic workers.

The majority of these domestic workers are women and immigrants, who are easier to exploit and underpay.

My group very much welcomes the proposal from the ILO for the Convention and the recommendation on domestic workers.