Home Work Convention, 1996

Home Work Convention, 1996

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ILO Convention
Date of adoption	June 22, 1996
Date in force	April 22, 2000
Classification	Conditions of employment
Subject	Specific Categories of Workers
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Home Work Convention, 1996 is an International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention, which came into force in 2000. It offers protection to workers who are employed in their own homes.

It was established in 1996, with the preamble stating:

Noting that the particular conditions characterizing home work make it desirable to improve the application of those Conventions and Recommendations to homeworkers, and to supplement them by standards which take into account the special characteristics of home work, and

The Convention provides protection for home workers, giving them equal rights with regard to workplace health and safety, social security rights, access to training, remuneration, minimum age of employment, maternity protection, and other rights.

The Convention has been ratified by 10 countries as of 2013:

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