Saint Vincent & the Grenadines - Repository of Actions on Paid Domestic Work

Regulatory Information
Ratification of the 189 ILO Convention	No.
Existence of an internal regulation for domestic work	Yes. The Ministry has published the minimum wages for domestic workers in any of its modalities (day to day, living in, not living in). Consult here
Areas of Intervention
1.Training and professionalization	No data is available.
2. Dissemination and awareness-raising	Yes. This was done through the Department’s weekly radio programme on National Broadcasting Radio, social media platform and print media in the form of brochures and newspaper articles. See example of social media dissemination here.
3. Inspection	Yes. Of the 36 inspections conducted by the Department in 2021, seven (7) were done in the Domestic Sector.
4. Social Security Coverage	Yes. Social Security coverage is stipulated in the Wages Regulation Order for Domestic Workers.
5. Alliances with social actors	No data is available.
More information
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*Information reviewed and approved by the Ministry.