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Domestic work and domestic workers in Ghana : an overview of the legal regime and practice

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  • Tsikata, Dzodhi.

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Recommends reform measures that would improve the conditions of domestic workers and promote their self-organization to defend their interests. Appends the drafts of a labour act, a labour contract and the Labour (Domestic Workers) Regulation 2007, prepared by LAWA (Ghana) Alumnae Incorporated in the framework of an advocacy project on the rights of domestic assistants in Ghana.

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  • Tsikata, Dzodhi., 2009. "Domestic work and domestic workers in Ghana : an overview of the legal regime and practice," ILO Working Papers 994528843402676, International Labour Organization.
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    1. Robert Pollin & James Heintz, 2003. "Informalization, Economic Growth and the Challenge of Creating Viable Labor Standards in Developing Countries," Working Papers wp60, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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    3. Tat Hui, Weng & Toh, Ruby., 2014. "Growth with equity in Singapore : challenges and prospects," ILO Working Papers 994850173402676, International Labour Organization.
    4. Lavoie, M. & Stockhammer, Engelbert,, 2012. "Wage-led growth : concepts, theories and policies," ILO Working Papers 994709363402676, International Labour Organization.
    5. Joseph Osafo & Charity S. Akotia & Emmanuel N.-B. Quarshie & Kofi E. Boakye & Johnny Andoh-Arthur, 2017. "Police Views of Suicidal Persons and the Law Criminalizing Attempted Suicide in Ghana: A Qualitative Study With Policy Implications," SAGE Open, , vol. 7(3), pages 21582440177, September.
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