The Bill for Act to provide for documentation and protect domestic workers and employers scales second reading in Senate on Wednesday.
This followed the presentation of the lead debate by the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Magnus Abe at plenary.
Presenting the bill, Abe said it sought to protect domestic workers from abuse by providing minimum conditions of service such as a number of hours to work, break and rest times as well as off days.
He added that the bill sought to protect them from sexual abuse, physical abuse, slave labour and ensure injury compensation and mode of payment.
Abe stressed that the bill sought to reduce and deter the propensity of domestic workers’ connivance with criminals against employers.
He added that this could be achieved by maintaining full biometric data and other relevant background information of domestic workers nationwide.
“This bill further seeks to keep track of migration of domestic workers from other countries and among states…
