Asia (MFA) in its advocacy for the protection and promotion of the rights of migrant workers and their families in Asia especially women migrant domestic workers.
The ILO estimates that there are around 100 million domestic workers around the globe. Domestic workers provide an environment for other workers and their families to improve their living standards by taking care of their homes and household members (children and the elderly). Due to the nature of their work and their working environment (households of private persons), they are not monitored by labor inspectors and they are not, in most countries, included under national labor laws, thus denying their status as “real workers”.
