Brussels briefing

Towards better rights for domestic workers

Brussels briefing
Mon, 24 Jun, 2013 - 01:00
Ann Cahill

There are more than 52m people worldwide registered as domestic workers.

It is a growing sector, according to the International Labour Organisation that held a joint meeting with Jobs Minister Richard Bruton in Geneva.

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