The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the workplace 2016, para. 48
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Paid domestic work is the quintessential precarious work. Examples of laws that differentiate domestic workers from other workers abound. The United Kingdom excludes domestic workers from limits on hours of work, minimum wage and health and safety provisions. Canada, Finland Japan and Switzerland similarly exclude domestic workers from minimum wage legislation.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
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Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
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N.A.
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/385, para. 48.