Their gender, isolation in the home, immigration status, and education levels make migrant women domestic workers particularly vulnerable to such abuse.Īmong the most vulnerable populations of migrant domestic workers are those workers employed by diplomats and the staff of international organizations. 3 Yet, while domestic workers care for America's homes and families, employers frequently subject migrant women workers to illegal and abusive working conditions. 2 Thousands of these women workers are migrants.
1 In 1999, 98.5 percent of domestic workers in the United States were women. Millions of people are employed as domestic workers in American homes. > State Department Report: Human Rights Practices - 2005 Modern Slavery: Domestic Worker Abuse by Foreign Diplomats in the United States > News: Domestic Worker Advocates Say Diplomats Should Keep Own Houses in Order () > News: ACLU Charges Kuwait Government and Diplomats With Abusing Domestic Workers () > News: Abused Domestic Workers of Diplomats Seek Justice From International Commission () Fact Sheet: Trafficking and Exploitation of Migrant Domestic Workers
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