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Jun 2023
20m 52s

Is domestic work care work?

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
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Following the COVID-19 pandemic many countries are re-evaluating the status, pay and conditions of their care workers. So, why are domestic workers, whose work often includes care, often being left out of this process? 
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