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GHA-2020-R-111530
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Title_of_text
Labour (Domestic Workers) Regulations 2020 (L.I.2408).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ghana
Subjects (Classification)
Domestic workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2020-07-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The purpose of the Regulations is to protect the rights of domestic workers and set out the regulations for the relationship between domestic workers and employers. This includes, inter alia, the obligation to enter into a written contract and define wages, working time, leave, the role of the worker and training which will be provided by the employer. It also includes a clause providing that "an employer of a domestic worker shall, in accordance with section 116 of the Act, ensure that the domestic worker is not subjected to any form of forced labour".
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
2003-10-08 (GHA-2003-L-66955)
Labour Act, 2003 (Act No. 651).
Monograph region
Monograph title
Printed Separately
Publisher
International Labour Organization
Date
2021
File
F341965695/GHA111530 Eng.pdf (PDF)