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  2. Migrant domestic workers - Wikipedia

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    Migrant domestic workers are (according to the International Labour Organization’s Convention No. 189 and the International Organization for Migration) any persons "moving to another country or region to better their material or social conditions and improve the prospect for themselves or their family," [1] engaged in a work relationship performing "in or for a household or households."

  3. Canada immigration statistics - Wikipedia

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    Since confederation in 1867 through to the contemporary era, decadal and demi-decadal census reports in Canada have compiled detailed immigration statistics. During this period, the highest annual immigration rate in Canada occurred in 1913, when 400,900 new immigrants accounted for 5.3 percent of the total population, [1] [2] while the greatest number of immigrants admitted to Canada in ...

  4. Domestic worker - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, the International Labour Organization (ILO), based on national surveys or censuses of 232 countries and territories, estimated the number of domestic workers at 67.1 million, [3] but the ILO itself states that "experts say that due to the fact that this kind of work is often hidden and unregistered, the total number of domestic workers could be as high as 100 million". [4]

  5. Filipino domestic helpers in Canada - Wikipedia

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    On the global market "migrant Filipina women [are] employed as domestic workers in more than 130 countries". [5] In conjunction with the rest of the world, gender stereotypes of Filipina women stem from the Philippines itself, with "the ideal Filipino family [consisting] of a male breadwinner and a female housekeeper, and housework and child ...

  6. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DOMESTIC WORKER:

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    [A.1470B (Wright)/S.2311-E (Savino)] which extended labor protections to domestic workers. The law, otherwise known as the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, went into effect on November 29, 2010 and gives domestic workers, among other provisions: The right to overtime pay at time-and-a-half after 40 hours of work, or 44 hours

  7. Immigration to Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada receives its immigrant population from almost 200 countries. Statistics Canada projects that immigrants will represent between 29.1% and 34.0% of Canada's population in 2041, compared with 23.0% in 2021, [1] while the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first and second generation persons) could rise to between 49.8% and 54.3%, up from 44.0% in 2021.

  8. History of immigration to Canada - Wikipedia

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    The history of immigration to Canada details the movement of people to modern-day Canada.The modern Canadian legal regime was founded in 1867, but Canada also has legal and cultural continuity with French and British colonies in North America that go back to the 17th century, and during the colonial era, immigration was a major political and economic issue with Britain and France competing to ...

  9. Foreign worker - Wikipedia

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    Two-thirds hailed from rural areas, and 83 per cent were production workers. At the time, 40 per cent of Pakistan's foreign exchange earnings came from its migrant workers. [23] Domestic work is the single most important category of employment among women migrants to the Arab States of the Persian Gulf and Lebanon and Jordan. The increase of ...