Effective Implementation of the OPSC 2010, para. 89

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Domestic labour is one of the most common forms of labour primarily affecting girls. Thousands of out-of-school young girls from disadvantaged backgrounds are placed in household service to supplement family income. These girl domestic workers are often subjected to violence and sexual abuse by employers. Because of their precarious economic situation and fearful of being sent back, these young girls feel obliged to submit to their employers' advances. Those who flee oppression most often end up in the street and get caught up in the spiral of prostitution.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Youth
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
89