Child Domestic Workers: Research and Practice Webinar

Child domestic workers are children who work (and often live) in other people’s households, doing various domestic chores. Some of them work in positive and empowering environments, while others work under exploitative and harmful conditions. According to estimates by the ILO, 17.2 million children worldwide are domestic workers. However, due to its uniquely hidden nature, child domestic work continues to remain poorly understood and inadequately addressed. Free the Slaves and the Freedom Fund are committed to promoting knowledge and evidence-based interventions on child domestic work. Driven by this commitment, they are organizing a webinar entirely focused on the issue of child domestic workers.

The webinar, to be held on December 2nd at 9AM (EST)/3PM (CET), will include two complementary sessions of 1 hour each. The first hour will be devoted to research, with presentations of recent research reports on child domestic work. The second hour will be devoted to practice, with presentations of initiatives and programs aimed at supporting child domestic workers. Nepal, Kenya, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Liberia and Nigeria are some of the countries on which the presentations will focus. Q&A will follow each session.