Advancing the rights of migrant workers throughout the Middle East
It takes a village
It takes a village
What does it take to raise your children and maintain your home?
If you were to put a value on the tasks to keep your home and family safe and comfortable, what would it be?
This will take approximately 5 minutes of your time.
Keeping the interior of your home clean
Maintaining the garden and outdoor areas
Cooking three meals a day
Doing the laundry
Caring for a newborn
Caring for school-age children and keeping them safe
Caring for the elderly and children with special needs
Driving you and your family around
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Often this work is spread across multiple people, whether they are members of the household or paid staff.
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Domestic workers across the Gulf Cooperation Council States (GCC) states work between 12 and 18 hours a day, often without a day-off.
Over five million migrants, mostly women but also many male drivers, work in households across the GCC as part of an invaluable labour economy that is growing rapidly.
Millions of migrant domestic workers are employed throughout the GCC
Many more work without documentation.
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