Domestic work and domestic workers in Ghana: an overview of the legal regime and practice

Dzodhi. Tsikata

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Recommends reform measures that would improve the conditions of domestic workers and promote their self-organization to defend their interests. Appends the drafts of a labour act, a labour contract and the Labour (Domestic Workers) Regulation 2007, prepared by LAWA (Ghana) Alumnae Incorporated in the framework of an advocacy project on the rights of domestic assistants in Ghana.

Keywords: working conditions; domestic worker; labour legislation; conditions of employment; social security; wages; trade unionization.; labour contract.; conditions de travail; employé de maison; législation du travail; conditions d'emploi; sécurité sociale; salaire; syndicalisation; contrat de travail; condiciones de trabajo; trabajador doméstico; legislación del trabajo; condiciones de empleo; seguridad social; salario; sindicalización; contrato de trabajo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 70 pages
Date: 2009
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Published in Conditions of work and employment series

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