Manifestations and causes of domestic servitude 2010, para. 21

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A precarious visa and immigration status, unfamiliarity with the local context and language and discrimination make migrant domestic workers particularly vulnerable to exploitation, abuse and subjugation to slavery-like practices.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Movement
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Persons on the move
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
21