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migrant domestic workers are entitled to repatriation on the expiry or termination of the employment contract for

which they were recruited.

Article 9

Each Member shall take measures to ensure that domestic workers:

a) Are free to reach agreement with their employer or potential employer on whether to reside in the

household;

b) Who reside in the household are not obliged to remain in the household or with household members during

periods of daily and weekly rest or annual leave; and

c) Are entitled to keep in their possession their travel and identity documents.

Article 10

1. Each Member shall take measures towards ensuring equal treatment between domestic workers and

workers generally in relation to normal hours of work, overtime compensation, periods of daily and weekly rest

and paid annual leave in accordance with national laws, regulations or collective agreements, taking into account

the special characteristics of domestic work.

2. Weekly rest shall be at least 24 consecutive hours.

3. Periods during which domestic workers are not free to dispose of their time as they please and remain at

the disposal of the household in order to respond to possible calls shall be regarded as hours of work to the

extent determined by national laws, regulations or collective agreements, or any other means consistent with

national practice.

Article 11

Each Member shall take measures to ensure that domestic workers enjoy minimum wage coverage, where

such coverage exists, and that remuneration is established without discrimination based on sex.

Article 12

1. Domestic workers shall be paid directly in cash at regular intervals at least once a month. Unless provided

for by national laws, regulations or collective agreements, payment may be made by bank transfer, bank cheque,

postal cheque, money order or other lawful means of monetary payment, with the consent of the worker

concerned.

2. National laws, regulations, collective agreements or arbitration awards may provide for the payment of a

limited proportion of the remuneration of domestic workers in the form of payments in kind that are not less

favourable than those generally applicable to other categories of workers, provided that measures are taken to

ensure that such payments in kind are agreed to by the worker, are for the personal use and benefit of the worker,

and that the monetary value attributed to them is fair and reasonable.

Article 13

1. Every domestic worker has the right to a safe and healthy working environment. Each Member shall take,

in accordance with national laws, regulations and practice, effective measures, with due regard for the specific

characteristics of domestic work, to ensure the occupational safety and health of domestic workers.

2. The measures referred to in the preceding paragraph may be applied progressively, in consultation with

the most representative organizations of employers and workers and, where they exist, with organizations

representative of domestic workers and those representative of employers of domestic workers.

Article 14

1. Each Member shall take appropriate measures, in accordance with national laws and regulations and with

due regard for the specific characteristics of domestic work, to ensure that domestic workers enjoy conditions