The World must Take Action !!! Millions of children worldwide spend long hours as domestic workers instead of going to school according to a report from the ILO. The hidden nature of this form of employment, makes children especially vulnerable to exploitation and hazardous working conditions that may sometimes verge on slavery. An estimated 10.5 million children worldwide – most of them under age – are working as domestic workers in people’s homes, in hazardous and sometimes … [Read more...]
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, (ECLAC) – Care of Dependents
August 23, 2012 by
Care of Dependents Must Be Shared between State and Families Currently, most of this work falls to women only. Poll of opinion makers stresses the need for public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. (August 2012) According to a study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, (ECLAC), responsibility for the care of dependents (particularly children, the disabled, older adults and the sick) must be shared between the State and families, rather than … [Read more...]
