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Human Rights Watch

Guinea: Thousands of Girls Face Abuse as Domestic Workers

New Government and UNICEF Should Take Action Against Exploitation and Abuse Thousands of girls employed as domestic workers in Guinea face labor exploitation and physical abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today, on the eve of the International Day of the African Child. The new Guinean government, which took office in March, should fulfill its pledge to improve living conditions for youths, including child domestic workers. The 110-page report, “Bottom of the Ladder: (...) read

date of on-line publication : 26 June 2007

Anti-Slavery International

Trafficking in women, forced labour and domestic work in the context of the Middle East and Gulf region

> Working paper, Anti-Slavery International 2006, 82 p. (pdf)

Globally, for more than 40 years, female migrants have been almost as numerous as male migrants. In 1960, there were 35 million female migrants and 40 million male migrants. By 2000, although the total number of migrants had more than doubled, the gap between female and male migrants remained about the same with 85 million female migrants and 90 million male migrants. This number covers women who migrate for a variety of reasons and for various purposes, including those who migrate for (...) read

date of on-line publication : 14 March 2007

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