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Manifestations and causes of domestic servitude 2010, para. 95
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- [In the case of live-in domestic workers, the identity of work place and home is deeply problematic as it makes this group dangerously isolated. In order to limit and regulate live-in domestic work, States should:] In addition, States should establish blacklists prohibiting households, in which one member has been found to have abused or exploited a live-in domestic worker, from employing other workers.
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- Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Violence
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Servile marriage 2012, para. 98
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- Violations relating to servile marriage such as domestic servitude and sexual slavery should be criminalized. Governments should also denounce and strengthen laws regarding crimes committed in the name of honour. Victims or survivors of honour crimes should not be placed in protective custody but instead provided with long-term safe housing. Psychosocial services should be provided for victims, such as community-based support mechanisms and services, including mobilizing the community and raising its awareness of the consequences of the crimes, to help to prevent future crimes and to assist with the reintegration of victims.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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