Better protection of the labour rights of indigenous domestic workers

In 2010 Guatemala came 133th out of 186 in the HDI, with wide variations within the country, and indigenous peoples and rural areas occupying the lowest positions. Women continue to work mainly in paid and unpaid care activities and domestic service. Twelve per cent of economically active female are domestic workers, 80% indigenous women. Discrimination based on gender and ethnicity are seen as root causes for exploitation of women domestic workers and their exclusion from labour and social protection. Indigenous women and those in rural areas, meanwhile, have less access to land, credit and technology. The aim of this intervention is to improve living and working conditions of these female indigenous workers, by promoting changes in legislation and strengthening the organization of domestic workers at the national level to enable them to defend their right to decent work.

Project symbol

GTM/16/50/SWE

Admin unit

DWT/CO-San Jose

Start date

01/03/2016

End date

31/03/2018

Total allocation

192312

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

192312

Development Partners

Sweden, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Country/Countries

Guatemala

Outcomes

Protection of workers from unacceptable forms of work