A rapid assessment of bonded labour in domestic work and begging in Pakistan

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A rapid assessment of bonded labour in domestic work and begging in Pakistan

Working paper (InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work), wp. 22, ILO

2004

Appears in Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

Abstract

bonded labour

forced labour

working conditions

conditions of employment

domestic worker

rural area

urban area

women workers

girl

caste

prostitution

Sexual Harassment

Violence

Pakistan

Based on field work in Sindh and Punjab provinces. Provides overviews of the domestic service sector and begging, highlighting labour arrangements in urban and rural areas and forms of coercion, harassment and violence. Includes short case studies of individual workers and employers.

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Title: A rapid assessment of bonded labour in domestic work and begging in Pakistan
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour
InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
Collective for Social Science Research
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2004
Series: Working paper (InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work); wp. 22
Number of pages: viii, 48 p.
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995328429502676