Migrant domestic workers 2011, para. 27c

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[A number of factors make it difficult for migrant domestic workers to claim their rights and seek redress in case of violations, including the fact that:] Migrant domestic workers who depend on their employers for their immigration status may not report abuse for fear of arrest, detention or deportation. In some countries, if the victim brings a formal complaint against the employer, he or she can neither seek alternative employment while the case is in court, nor leave the country for the duration of the case. These restrictions, and the long periods it may take for cases to be resolved, often lead to domestic workers choosing not to report complaints or withdrawing their cases in order to return home more quickly.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on Migrant Workers
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Persons on the move
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CMW General Comment No. 1, Migrant domestic workers (2011), para. 27c.
Paragraph number
27c