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Four in five domestic workers lack formal job protections, UN finds

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A UN report released in October 2026 found that approximately 66.5 million domestic workers globally were informally employed in 2025, representing over four out of five workers worldwide. This informal employment rate is significantly higher than the 30% informal rate for other sectors, highlighting a severe lack of formal job protections. The data indicates that nearly all domestic workers in 2025 worked without formal contracts or social security benefits.

Key points

• In 2025, an estimated 66.5 million domestic workers were informally employed globally, representing over four out of five workers worldwide.
• The informal employment rate for domestic workers (66.5 million) is substantially higher than the 30% informal rate for other sectors.

Context

This finding is significant as it reveals a severe lack of formal job protections for a large portion of the global workforce, with nearly all domestic workers in 2025 working without formal contracts or social security benefits.

Limitations

The evidence is limited to a 2025 snapshot from a UN report. The specific number of domestic workers in 2025 is an estimate, and the report does not provide data on the number of workers in 2026 or future years.

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