Publications

To identify critical issues of concern to women migrant domestic workers and to determine the extent of their vulnerability, the ILO has been analyzing the situation in several regions. These studies reveal practices and patterns that are the key causes of the vulnerability of women domestic migrant workers and suggest effective alternative strategies. This publication presents an ILO regional review and four country studies from the Arab States: Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon and United Arab Emirates. It is based on several years of collaborative work (2000-2004) between in-country researchers, the ILO Regional Office in Arab States, International Migration Programme (MIGRANT) and Gender Promotion Programme (GENPROM) in ILO headquarters.