The Communist Party of Malta said that it today commemorates International Women’s Day, “highlighting the precarious conditions in which women in the domestic sector are employed with. Domestic workers should be treated with full rights and dignity and not treated as domestic servants to exploit.”

The Party stated that it “condemns the lack of will by the Government to ratify into legislation the ILO Convention concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers. The Convention entered into force in 2012 after being adopted with 396 votes in favour and 16 against.”

“The convention requires governments to provide domestic workers with labour protections equivalent to those of other workers, including for working hours, minimum wage coverage, overtime compensation, daily and weekly rest periods, social security, and maternity protection.” the Communist Party of Malta concluded.

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