By LiCAS.News
Only 6 percent of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protection, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO).
This leaves 94 percent lacking access to the full range of protections, covering medical care, sickness, unemployment, old age, employment injury, family, maternity, invalidity and survivors’ benefits.
According to the report, making the right to social security a reality for domestic workers needs a global review of policy trends, statistics and extension strategies.
It said that about half of all domestic workers have no coverage at all, with the remaining half legally covered by at least one benefit.
Even where they are legally covered, only one-in-five domestic workers are actually covered in practice because the vast majority are employed informally, the report added.
Despite their vital contribution to society, supporting households with their most personal and care needs, most of the world’s 75.6 million domestic workers face multiple barriers to enjoying legal coverage and effective access to social security, the report explains.
They are often excluded from national social security legislation.
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It is time for the CBCI/CCBI, CRI, Convents and Parish houses to do a “SINCERE INTROSPECTION” on this issue of domestic workers.
As per the reliable sources, about 70 to 80 percent of Convents, Parish houses and even Bishop houses employ young girls or aged women without any social protection package like an appointment letter, monthly salary, increment/incentive, PF/PS and health insurance etc.
There are some women religious congregations who have taken up “Domestic Workers’ issues” as one of their ministries. Their contribution is like a “drop in the ocean”.