Work like any other, work like no other
Work like any other, work like no other
By Joe Rivera
In July 2005, the European Court of Human Rights in Siliadin v. France ruled that France violated Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights that prohibits slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour. This groundbreaking case raised worldwide awareness about the plight of domestic workers and gave impetus for change in countries such as the United Kingdom, which adopted new legislation criminalizing modern slavery.
Putting domestic workers on the level of modern slaves has inspired the popular view that although domestic work is “work like any other,” it should also be treated as “work like no other.”
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