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Daily Monitor
Friday December 11 2020
Summary
The National Employment Policy of 2011 names domestic work as those that are done by vulnerable workers who need special protection under the law.
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Government has announced plans to regulate the recruitment, employment and working conditions of domestic workers in a move to protect them from exploitation and abuses.
Dubbed “Employment (Domestic Workers) Regulations 2020 the guidelines seek to control the relationship between workers and employers to enhance labour standards and productivity among domestic workers.
“For safety and security reasons, eligible domestic workers will be expected to identify themselves by scanning the national identity cards or passports or any relevant identification document, including letters from the chairperson,” reads the draft regulation.