Employers’ perspectives towards domestic workers in Kuwait: a qualitative study on attitudes, working conditions and the employment relationship
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| contents | Employers’ perspectives towards domestic workers in Kuwait: a qualitative study on attitudes, working conditions and the employment relationship The vulnerability of domestic workers in Kuwait has been widely researched and published by international organizations and has gained international attention. These reports have included extensive recommendations to policy-makers and have urged improvements to the conditions of domestic workers. A number of factors contribute to the vulnerability of domestic workers. These include the general lack of labour regulations in the domestic work sector, the sponsorship, or kafala, system under which the domestic worker is dependent on and bound to their employer, and the unregulated nature of recruiting agencies. It is vital for domestic workers to be protected through institutional policies and adequate regulations. However, it is just as important for these policies and regulations to be translated into the attitudes and practices of employers – this is the determining factor to improving the working and living conditions of domestic workers. ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry |
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| institution | Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) |
| publishDate | 2015 |
| publisher | International Labour Organization |
| spellingShingle | Employers’ perspectives towards domestic workers in Kuwait: a qualitative study on attitudes, working conditions and the employment relationship Employers’ perspectives towards domestic workers in Kuwait: a qualitative study on attitudes, working conditions and the employment relationship The vulnerability of domestic workers in Kuwait has been widely researched and published by international organizations and has gained international attention. These reports have included extensive recommendations to policy-makers and have urged improvements to the conditions of domestic workers. A number of factors contribute to the vulnerability of domestic workers. These include the general lack of labour regulations in the domestic work sector, the sponsorship, or kafala, system under which the domestic worker is dependent on and bound to their employer, and the unregulated nature of recruiting agencies. It is vital for domestic workers to be protected through institutional policies and adequate regulations. However, it is just as important for these policies and regulations to be translated into the attitudes and practices of employers – this is the determining factor to improving the working and living conditions of domestic workers. ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry |
| title | Employers’ perspectives towards domestic workers in Kuwait: a qualitative study on attitudes, working conditions and the employment relationship |
| url | https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/encyclopediaEntry/Employers-perspectives-towards-domestic-workers-in/995331251502676 |