{"id":118433,"date":"2025-03-25T17:22:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T16:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/marcha-empleadas-hogar-palma\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T11:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:00:59","slug":"marcha-empleadas-hogar-palma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/en\/marcha-empleadas-hogar-palma\/","title":{"rendered":"Half a hundred people protest in defence of domestic workers in Palma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"475\">Under the slogan <strong><em data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"164\">&#8220;Domestic Workers. Invisible Workers&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>, nearly <strong>fifty people<\/strong> took part in a march organised by <strong>C\u00e0ritas Mallorca<\/strong> in <strong>Palma<\/strong> to <strong>raise awareness of the reality faced by domestic workers<\/strong>. Despite some improvements in their working conditions, many live-in workers continue to experience <strong>precarious and vulnerable situations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_118410\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-118410\" class=\"wp-image-118410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trbajadoras-del-hogar-e1742919193506.webp\" alt=\"domestic workers\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trbajadoras-del-hogar-e1742919193506-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trbajadoras-del-hogar-e1742919193506.webp 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-118410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image of the demonstration for domestic workers&#8217; rights upon arrival at Cort. Photo: C\u00e0ritas Mallorca.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"709\">The walk began at the C\u00e0ritas headquarters, where bibs were handed out, and continued through several streets in the city centre before reaching <strong>pla\u00e7a de Cort<\/strong>. There, five domestic workers read a manifesto with various demands.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"755\"><strong data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"753\">Main demands of domestic workers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"924\"><strong data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"802\">Improvements for live-in workers<\/strong>, including a limit on working hours, an increase in daily rest time, and fair wage recognition.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"1025\"><strong data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"957\">Professional classification<\/strong> to differentiate domestic tasks from caregiving duties.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1200\"><strong data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1067\">Decent working conditions<\/strong>, including formal contracts, Social Security registration for actual hours worked, fair wages, and the right to holidays and leave.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1330\"><strong data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1242\">Support measures for employment<\/strong>, both for private employers and businesses, adapted to their needs.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1489\"><strong data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1405\">Greater oversight and enforcement of labour regulations<\/strong> to ensure equal rights for domestic workers under the general employment scheme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1535\"><strong data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1533\">Labour realities of the sector<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1984\">Among the main issues faced by domestic workers are <strong data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1676\">working hours exceeding 40 hours per week<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1711\">24-hour availability<\/strong> for live-in workers, a lack of <strong data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1797\">respect for the daily two-hour rest period<\/strong>, the requirement to <strong data-start=\"1816\" data-end=\"1876\">care for highly dependent individuals alone<\/strong>, and difficulties in <strong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1941\">accessing information about their rights<\/strong> due to <strong data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"1967\">isolation<\/strong> in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2377\">During the event, the importance of the sector in the economy was highlighted, along with the recognition of <strong data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2156\">30 March as International Domestic Workers&#8217; Day<\/strong> by the United Nations. The march in Palma is part of a series of activities organised by C\u00e1ritas across the country to raise awareness and improve the working conditions of these employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the slogan &#8220;Domestic Workers. 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