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New treaty aims to protect millions of domestic workers
France 24 ^ | 17 JUNE 2011 | Joseph Bamat

Posted on 06/17/2011 3:58:29 PM PDT by combat_boots

The International Labour Organisation has overwhelmingly backed a new convention to protect domestic workers as governments try to establish a universal standard to protect as many as 100 million people worldwide.

Member countries of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a landmark treaty to protect the rights of domestic workers worldwide. Advocates of the new convention say a universal standard is needed to address the situation of workers that have long remained among the most exploited and abused.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: seiu; strong; un; unions
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1 posted on 06/17/2011 3:58:34 PM PDT by combat_boots
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“UN´s Millennium Development Goals Summit: 140 Heads of State and Government To Impose Eco-Communism of the Eco-Capitalists on Us”

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http://euro-med.dk/?p=17185


2 posted on 06/17/2011 4:00:53 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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treaty to protect the rights of domestic workers worldwide.
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i am sure this treaty will be scrupulously observed, especially for Christian workers in Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia...


3 posted on 06/17/2011 4:17:20 PM PDT by Elendur (the hope and change i need: Sarah / Colonel West in 2012)
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Mixed feelings. While I am annoyed that the UN thinks it is a governing body; while I am pissed that yet another agency wants to impose legislative will — at the same time I am a little delighted that those individuals financially capable of hiring domestic health FINALLY get to feel the sting of oppression in the form of overly busy government.


4 posted on 06/17/2011 4:21:26 PM PDT by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them. -- Lazamataz, 2005)
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