Domestic worker

A person employed to perform household services in or for a private residence, such as cleaning, cooking, childcare, or elder care.

Domestic cleaner: A worker paid to clean homes or other private residences. Cleaning is one of the most common services performed in private households.
Live-in domestic worker: A domestic worker whose accommodation is provided in the employer’s household. Living at the workplace can blur boundaries between paid hours and personal time.
Domestic service: Paid or coerced labor performed in private households for their occupants. Domestic work belongs to a long history of household service under varied labor systems.
International Labour Organization Convention 189: A 2011 international treaty establishing labor standards for domestic workers. It recognizes domestic work as work and sets standards for fair conditions.
Household employee: A worker employed by a private household to provide services in or for the home. This employment category often overlaps with domestic worker, though legal definitions vary.
Nanny: A person employed to care for children, usually in their home. Nannies provide childcare within the household employment relationship.
Live-out domestic worker: A domestic worker who lives outside the employer’s household. This arrangement separates the worker’s home from the place where services are performed.
Household slavery: The enslavement of people assigned to labor within a household. Modern domestic employment has historical connections to household labor shaped by slavery.
Domestic Workers Convention: The common name for the International Labour Organization’s Convention 189 on decent work for domestic workers. Its adoption contrasts with the historically limited labor protections for household employees.
Housekeeper: A person responsible for maintaining a household through cleaning and related tasks. The title usually names a household role, while domestic worker describes a broader employment category.

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