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Article

30 Apr 2020

Author:
Vani Saraswathi, Migrant Rights

Companies can "leverage power" to protect Gulf domestic workers under COVID-19 lockdowns, says NGO

"Domestic workers: Bearing the brunt of invisibility, isolation and inequality," 29 Apr 2020

[For] caregivers and cleaners, home nurses and cooks... their invisibility and isolation may prove to be particularly dangerous...

When the majority of corporations announce work-from-home directives, and creches and schools close, the load for the worker at home increases...

[A company] can impose some ground rules within its sphere of influence, and leverage its power to a greater good...

As a first step, it should be communicated internally what is expected of its employees and the accountability mechanisms that will be in place when they abuse or fail to respect the human rights of those in their employment.