Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2024, published 113rd ILC session (2025)

Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) - Argentina (Ratification: 2014)

The Committee notes the observations of the General Confederation of Labour of the Argentine Republic (CGT RA), received on 23 August 2022, and the Government’s reply, received on 26 August 2022. The Committee also notes the observations of the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Domestic Workers (CONLACTRAHO), received on 1 September 2022, and the Government’s reply received on 5 October 2022.

Article 2 of the Convention. Scope of application. Exclusions. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to indicate the rules and collective agreements applicable to workers who are covered by the exclusions set out in section 3(c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of Act No. 26844. The Committee also requested the Government to provide information on the prior consultations that had been held on these exclusions with the most representative organizations of domestic workers and employers. The Committee notes the Government’s indications concerning the rules and collective agreements applicable to workers who are covered by the exclusions. Section 3(c) of Act No. 26844 refers to persons providing therapeutic care and/or care that requires a professional qualification where there is no relation of dependency, but rather the provision of services. The exclusion set out in section 3(d) is applicable to private chauffeurs. Section 3(e) refers to cases in which other persons, such as the children or spouse of the worker, live together in the house with workers in private households, such as, for example, the family of a house owner who live in the accommodation intended for the worker, with whom there is no employment relationship. In the case of the situation covered by section 3(f), it is considered that there is only one employment relationship that is covered by the regulations applicable to the specific activity, by the Act on labour contracts, the respective collective agreement or specific regulations where they exist. Finally, the personnel covered by section 3(g) are governed by the collective agreement applicable to employees or workers who are in a dependent relationship with associations of owners of buildings or undertakings subject to the regulations governing horizontal property, that is Act No. 13512 and/or its amended versions. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that Act No. 26844 establishing the special employment contract system for personnel in private houses, adopted in 2013, was approved and agreed to by the representative organizations in the sector. The committee requests the Government to provide information on the manner in which it is guaranteed that the categories of workers concerned by the exclusions set out in section 3(c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of Act No. 26844 are covered by other forms of protection at least equivalent to that afforded to domestic workers or constitute limited categories of workers in respect of which special problems of a substantial nature arise, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2(2)(a) and (b) of the Convention.

Article 3(2)(a) and (3). Freedom of association. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to provide detailed information on the measures adopted or envisaged to raise awareness among domestic workers of their rights and to guarantee in practice the right of domestic workers to freedom of association, and on the impact of these measures. The Government refers to the third updated edition of the Guide for women workers in private homes (women domestic workers) of 2021. This publication was produced by ILO Argentina with the Union of Private Household Auxiliary Personnel (UPACP), the Union of Housekeepers of the Argentine Republic (SACRA) and the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MTEySS). The objective of the publication is to provide practical and up-to-date information on employment conditions and procedures, both for women domestic workers and their employers. The rights of women domestic workers described in the publication include the right to organize. The Government adds that the REGISTRADAS programme, implemented through Decree No. 660 of 27 September 2021 (described below), at the same time as it facilitates and promotes the registration of workers, disseminates information on the benefits of registration through audiovisual media and mass communication networks. Within this framework, the MTEySS has carried out specific awareness-raising activities on the programme through the national network of local agencies and municipal employment offices throughout the country. In parallel, the Subsecretariat for Labour Market Inclusion Policies of the MTEySS and the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity undertook training in 2022 on the REGISTRADAS programme for all the representative organizations participating in the National Commission on Private Household Work (CNTCP) and employers’ representatives. The purpose of these activities was to reach out, through the organizations participating in the CNTCP, to more women workers, promote their labour rights and strengthen the representative organizations of women workers. The Government adds that the MTEySS has carried out awareness-raising campaigns through digital platforms on the rights of workers employed in private households, in addition to the guidance provided by the MTEySS through the Citizens’ Advice Centre (COC). The Government also reports a high rate of participation by associations of workers and employers in the meetings of the CNTCP, which was created by section 62 of Act No. 26844, with over ten organizations participating regularly. The Government adds that that information obtained through the National Survey on Conditions of Employment, Work, Health and Safety of Women Domestic Workers in Private Houses (ECETSS) carried out amongst workers in 2018, shows that 16.1 per cent of the workers registered with the social security were members of a union and it is believed that this percentage is now higher. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing detailed information on the measures adopted or envisaged to raise the awareness of domestic workers concerning their rights and to guarantee in practice the right to freedom of association of domestic workers, as well as information on the impact of these measures.

Article 3(2)(a) and (d), and Article 11. Right to collective bargaining. Minimum wage. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to provide information on the measures adopted or envisaged to guarantee and promote the right of domestic workers to collective bargaining. The Committee also requested the Government to provide updated statistical information, disaggregated by sex, on the impact of the wage increases introduced by the CNTCP on the average wages received by domestic workers in practice. The Committee notes that the Government has not provided the requested information. The Government indicates that the wages of workers engaged in private households are currently above the minimum mobile living wage (SMVM). It indicates that in September 2022 the SMVM was 51,200 Argentine pesos and the minimum wage of the lowest category of workers in domestic service in the same month was 52,531 pesos. The Committee notes that, according to updated information for August 2024, the SMVM was 262,432 pesos and the minimum wage of the lowest category of workers in domestic service in the same month was 309,001 pesos. The Committee also notes the adoption of Resolution No. 1/2024 of the CNTCP of 26 August 2024 fixing, without distinction based on gender, the minimum hourly and monthly remuneration of domestic workers. In its observations, the CONLACTRAHO alleges that, even though the CNTCP is tripartite in composition, the State has greater weight in votes, which means that the State limits trade union demands through Government action that is not favourable to workers. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide information on the measures adopted or envisaged to guarantee and promote the right of these workers to collective bargaining. It also reiterates its request to the Government to provide updated statistical information, disaggregated by sex, on the impact of the wage increases introduced by the CNTCP on the average wages received by domestic workers in practice. The Committee further requests the Government to provide information on the situation with regard to the Bill on gender equality and equality of opportunity in work (INLEG-2018-10434057-APN-PTE), which was submitted to Congress in March 2018, to which the Government made reference in its previous report. Finally, the Committee requests the Government to provide its response to the observations of the CONLACTRAHO on the tripartite functioning of the CNTCP.

Article 4. Minimum age. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to provide information on the measures adopted or envisaged to eliminate child domestic labour, and on their impact. The Committee also requested the Government to provide information on the measures adopted or envisaged to give effect in practice to section 12 of Act No. 26844, which prohibits the recruitment for domestic work of school-age minors who have not completed their compulsory education, unless the employer takes responsibility for them completing their education, including the establishment of effective mechanisms to monitor compliance with its provisions. The Government indicates that the Ministry of National Education is implementing the Progresar programme in order to facilitate the completion of their primary and secondary education and the continuation in higher education of young persons aged 16 and 17 years through the provision of study grants. This action targets the inclusion of vulnerable young persons as a useful measure to discourage work by young persons (both domestic and other types of work). The Government adds that Decree No. 1602/2009 introduced the so-called Universal Allowance for Children for Social Protection, which consists of a monthly sum that the State pays for each child under 18 years of age in a family group without work or engaged in the informal economy (without age limit if the son or daughter is a person with disabilities). The receipt of a proportion of the allowance is subject to health controls, the compulsory vaccination plan and the completion of the corresponding educational cycle by the child or young person. Finally, the Government indicates that in 2004 the first Survey of Activities by Children and Young Persons (EANNA) was carried out in order to obtain a diagnosis of the situation with regard to child labour and work by young persons in the country. This national survey was repeated for a second time during the years 2016 and 2017. The results of the EANNA were used for the development of national plans for the prevention and eradication of child labour and the protection of work by young persons. The Government also refers to the capacity-building and strengthening action taken by the Inspection Department for Chid Labour, Work by Young Persons and Labour Exploitation Indicators of the MTEySS for the inspection personnel in each province of the country.

In its observations, the CONLACTRAHO indicates that practices still persist in rural and poor areas of the country under which girls and young persons are provided by their families to people with greater purchasing power where, in exchange for access to education and food, they provide domestic and care work under conditions of absolute informality and precarity, in violation of legal protection.

The Committee nevertheless notes that the Government has once again failed to provide information on the measures adopted or envisaged to give effect in practice to section 12 of Act No. 26844, including on the establishment of effective mechanisms to monitor compliance with its provisions. It therefore once again requests the Government to provide information on the measures adopted in this respect. The Committee also requests the Government to continue providing detailed and updated information on the other effective measures adopted or envisaged with a view to the elimination of child domestic labour, and on their impact. Finally, the Committee requests the Government to reply to the observations of the CONLACTRAHO in this regard.

Article 5. Abuse, harassment and violence. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to provide information on the measures adopted to ensure that men and women domestic workers benefit from effective protection against all forms of abuse, harassment and violence and to indicate their impact. The Committee also requested the Government to provide statistical information on the number of complaints of harassment, abuse and violence in the context of domestic work received by the various competent bodies, their outcome, the penalties imposed on the perpetrators and the remedies provided. The Government indicates that the MTEySS has undertaken various types of action to combat violence at work, including: the provision of advice to workers so that they can recognize whether they are in a situation of work-related violence or abuse; dealing with complaints; promoting preventive action through technical assistance, training and dissemination, promoting the establishment of institutional networks composed of the various actors in the world of work throughout the national territory; recording good practices to learn from; producing information and studies for the design of policies and specific mechanisms to address the problem. The Government adds that the MTEySS has various channels through which complaints can be made concerning conditions of work, including e-mail, the telephone and networks. These channels are open to the mass media and tens of requests for advice are received every day, which benefit from technical and legal follow-up by the MTEySS. The Government also indicates that the national telephone number 144 is intended for the provision of information, guidance, advice and support for women subjected to violence throughout the country, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, and is free of charge and anonymous. While noting these measures, the Committee also notes with concern that the Government has not provided statistical data on the number of complaints received concerning harassment, abuse and violence in relation to domestic work, their outcome, the penalties imposed on those responsible and the remedies granted. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing updated information on the specific measures that have been taken to ensure that men and women domestic workers benefit from effective protection against all forms of abuse, harassment and violence and to indicate their impact. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide statistical data on the number of complaints received by the various competent bodies concerning harassment, abuse and violence in the context of domestic work, their outcome, the penalties imposed and the remedies provided.

Article 6. Fair terms of employment and decent working and living conditions. The Committee notes that the Government has not provided information on this point. The Committee therefore reiterates its request to the Government to provide information on the measures adopted or envisaged to guarantee in practice that, in the event of dismissal for reasons other than serious misconduct, live-in domestic workers have the right to remain in the household during the notice period.

Article 7. Information on terms and conditions of employment. The Committee notes that the Government has only provided partial information on this point. The Committee reiterates its request to the Government to provide updated information on the measures adopted or envisaged to ensure that domestic workers are duly informed of their terms and conditions employment in an appropriate and accessible manner. It also once again requests the Government to provide information on the mechanisms implemented to ensure that domestic workers who have not concluded a written contract can benefit from the trial period provided for in section 7 of Act No. 26844. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide a copy of the work book and to adopt the necessary measures for its regulation.

Article 8(1), (2) and (4). Migrant domestic workers. Job offer or employment contract prior to crossing national borders. Right to repatriation. The Government indicates that the third edition of the “Guide for private household workers (women domestic workers)” contains sections on gender violence and trafficking in persons and information of interest to migrant workers. The CGT RA recalls in its observations that the “Migrant passport for domestic service”, which was developed jointly with the ILO, sets out the requirements (documents) that have to be fulfilled by persons who come to work in Argentina, and also indicates the rights established by the national legislation for the sector. The CGT RA observes that Article 8(4) of the Convention is not fully reflected in the legislation governing domestic work. In its observations, the CONLACTRAHO emphasizes that, in the last quarter of 2021, it was found that 17.7 per cent of all women domestic workers in Argentina had migrated from provincial areas and that 9.9 per cent were from neighbouring countries. The Committee notes that, according to the statistics of the Office of the Labour Superintendent of Argentina, in 2022 there were a total of 432,759 international migrants (49 per cent men and 51 per cent women) in the occupational risks system, accounting for 4.4 per cent of the system as a whole (annual report on the situation of international migrants in the occupational risk system for 2022, November 2023). The report emphasizes that 44.1 per cent of migrant women worked in private households that hire domestic workers and that migrant women accounted for 18 per cent of all women workers in the sector (ibid.). The Committee notes that, according to a recent study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the principal sector in which migrant women in Argentina work is in private households (IOM, Condiciones de vida y situación laboral de las personas migrantes en la República Argentina, 2022, page 11). Finally, the Committee notes that the Government has once again failed to provide information on the manner in which it is ensured that migrant domestic workers receive a written job offer or employment contract, in accordance with the requirements of Article 8(1) of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the measures adopted or envisaged to ensure that migrant domestic workers are aware of their rights under the national legislation. It once again requests the Government to provide information on the manner in which it is ensured that migrant workers receive a written job offer or employment contract specifying the conditions of employment prior to crossing national borders.

Article 9. Freedom to reach agreement with the employer on whether to reside in the household. Right to keep possession of travel and identity documents. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to provide information on measures adopted or envisaged to ensure in practice that domestic workers are free to reach agreement on whether to reside in the household where they work. It also requested the Government to indicate whether measures had been adopted by the CNTCP with a view to establishing the conditions for the accommodation of live-in domestic workers referred to in section 15(a) of Act No. 26844. It also requested the Government to provide detailed information on the manner in which the right of domestic workers to keep possession of their travel and identity documents is guaranteed in practice, including on the provisions of the legal system under which employers who withhold these documents are penalized. The Government indicates that the MTEySS offers various channels for complaints concerning the working conditions of workers in the country, including e-mail, telephone and networks, and that it receives tens of requests for consultation every day, which receive a technical and legal response from the MTEySS. Complaints of violations are received through these channels from workers in private households, including on the right to decide whether to reside in the household where they work and/or on the conditions there. With reference to the withholding of workers’ documents, the Government indicates that employers have no right to retain the identity and/or travel documents of workers, and if they do so are liable to the criminal charges and penalties resulting from such acts (undue retention of documents, theft, crimes against the identity of a person, etc). There are various channels for complaints on such matters. The Committee notes that the Government has not provided information on whether measures have been adopted by the CNTCP with a view to establishing the conditions of accommodation of live-in domestic workers. The Committee therefore once again requests the Government to indicate whether measures have been adopted by the CNTCP with a view to establishing the conditions for the accommodation of live-in domestic workers, as specified in section 15(a) of Act No. 26844. The Committee also requests the Government to provide information on the specific measures adopted or envisaged to guarantee in practice that domestic workers are free to reach agreement whether to reside in the household in which they work. The Committee also requests the Government to provide detailed information on the manner in which the right of domestic workers to keep possession of their travel and identity documents is guaranteed in practice.

Article 10(3). Periods during which domestic workers are not free to dispose of their time as they please. The Government indicates that section 15 of Act No 26844 provides for a daily rest period at night of a minimum of nine consecutive hours, which can only be interrupted for serious and/or urgent reasons that require immediate attention, and also provides for a daily rest period of three continuous hours between morning and afternoon work, which includes the time to be taken for lunch. The Committee observes that the issue covered by Article 10(3) of the Convention does not concern rest periods and pauses, but the 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, which 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. In this regard, the Committee wishes to indicate that examples of such periods include times when the worker is on-call and is required to be available to respond to the needs of the household, such as during the night and at weekends; waiting time, when the worker is waiting for work to be assigned; times when the worker is available and is required to be present in the household, but is not actively working; and rest periods and interruptions, if the worker’s rest periods are interrupted or the worker is required to remain at the workplace and to be available for work during rest periods. The Committee therefore once again requests the Government to provide information on the manner in which it is ensured that periods during which domestic workers are not free to dispose of their time as they please and remain at the disposal of the household are regarded as paid hours of work.

Article 13. Right to a safe and healthy working environment. With regard to the measures adopted to promote the coverage of domestic workers by occupational risk insurance, the Government indicates that under the Argentine legislation the employer is required to register and pay the social security contributions and occupational risk insurance premiums of domestic workers. In view of the requirement for employers to issue contracts, register and pay the occupational risk insurance premiums of workers in private households, all measures intended to promote registration (such as the REGISTRADAS programme) contribute to insurance and the coverage of occupational risks. With reference to the measures adopted by the Government to adapt the system for the coverage of risks and compensation for injury caused by employment accidents and occupational diseases to the special characteristics of work in private households, the Government refers to Decision SRT No. 2776/2014 and Decision SRT No. 46/2018 which give effect to these matters for workers in private households. The Committee notes the statistical data provided by the Government. The Government indicates that the number of workers who were registered with the Scheme for Work in Private Households with the payment of premiums to an occupational risk insurance in December 2014 was 324,401 (332,489 women and 8,088 men) and 416,171 in December 2021 (403,455 women and 12,716 men). The Committee notes that, according to the information available on work-related accidents for 2023 for private homes, the annual average number of workers covered was 539,602 (gob.ar). The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the measures adopted to promote the coverage of domestic workers by occupational risk insurance. The Committee also requests the Government to provide updated statistical information, disaggregated by sex, on the number of domestic workers covered by occupational risk insurance.

Article 14. Social security. The Government refers to Decree No. 660 of 27 September 2021 implementing the economic rehabilitation, employment generation and social inclusion programme for women and men workers in private houses (the REGISTRADAS programme). The objective of this programme is to promote the access of workers in private houses to formal employment, ensure their maintenance in employment and provide incentives for the use of banks. For this purpose, the programme offers a fixed sum to workers in private houses on the payment account used by the employer. The Committee notes that between September 2021 (the month of the creation of the programme) and December 2022, a total of 235,226 persons recruited were declared in the domestic work sector (gob.ar). The Committee notes that registration with the programme was open until 31 December 2023 (gob.ar). The Committee also notes the information provided by the Government on the changes in the rate of unregistered work in private households, by gender, between 2014 and 2021, according to which the rate was 78 per cent in 2014 and 76.2 per cent in 2021. The Committee notes other measures adopted by the Government to promote the registration of domestic workers, including: employers with the highest incomes, identified through the payment of income tax, can include the remuneration paid to employees in private households and employers’ contributions as a deduction; within the framework of the labour monitoring and inspection carried out by the Federal Public Income Administration (AFIP), and in coordination with local governments, a campaign was carried out to promote registration consisting of sending notifications to persons with a high level of wealth who have not registered workers in private households; in the context of the REGISTRADAS programme, various operations were launched throughout the national territory to disseminate information on the programme as part of a joint initiative by the Ministry for Women, Gender and Diversity (MMGyD), the MTEySS, the Ministry of the Economy, the Bank of the Nation and the AFIP. The Committee also notes that Decree No. 90 of 2023 extended the coverage of social security to workers in private households through their inclusion in unemployment insurance and the provision of effective coverage against the contingencies of old-age, invalidity and death. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing updated information on the measures adopted or envisaged to promote the registration of domestic workers. It also requests the Government to continue providing updated statistical data, disaggregated by sex, on the rate of unregistered employment in the domestic work sector. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing statistical data, disaggregated by sex, on the percentage of domestic workers who have found a job with contributions and coverage since the entry into force of Act No. 26844.

Article 15. Private employment agencies. The Committee notes that the Government confines itself to indicating that the regulations in Argentina do not provide for the mediation of service enterprises in the provision of workers for private households. In its observations, the CGT RA indicates that there is no specific legislation covering private employment agencies in the domestic work sector, which makes it possible for disputes to arise, and it is therefore a pending matter that should be covered by legislation. The Committee notes that, irrespective of whether or not the legislation provides for the mediation of Argentine enterprises in the provision of workers to private households, the Convention provides that the Member State shall adopt all necessary and appropriate measures, within its jurisdiction and, where appropriate, in collaboration with other Members, to provide adequate protection for and prevent abuses of domestic workers recruited or placed in its territory by private employment agencies, including by foreign private employment agencies (Article 15(1) of the Convention). The Committee once again requests the Government to provide statistics on the number of domestic workers, and particularly migrant workers, who are recruited through such enterprises and to provide information on the manner in which effect is given to Article 15(1) of the Convention. Finally, the Committee requests the Government to reply to the observations of the CGT RA in this respect.

Article 16. Access to justice. In its previous comments, the Committee reiterated its request to the Government to provide detailed and updated information on the measures taken to guarantee the effective access of domestic workers in practice to the justice system, including measures for the provision of free legal aid. The Committee also requested the Government to continue providing statistical data on the number of complaints made by domestic workers to the various competent bodies, the penalties imposed on those responsible and the remedies granted. It also requested the Government to indicate the judicial procedure that has to be followed by domestic workers to resolve their labour disputes through provincial labour courts. The Government indicates that, as from 1 June 2017, they have been able to have recourse to the Compulsory Labour Conciliation Service (SECLO) on an optional, not a compulsory basis, to request a conciliation hearing for the workers covered by Act No. 26844 and in the event of an agreement being reached, it has to be approved by the office of the president of the Labour Tribunal for Personnel in Private Households (TTPCP). The Government adds that, since the adoption of Act No. 26844 and up to August 2022, the TTPCP dealt with 32,621 cases, of which 9,872 consisted of contested cases, 15,529 spontaneous claims and 7,220 of cases initiated through the SECLO. The Government adds that, through Decision No. 195/98 of the MTEySS, the PROGRAMA ASISTIR was created, which provides legal advice, guidance and information free of charge to workers in the private sector whose employers are domiciled in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. With regard to the procedure that is applicable in the provinces, the Government indicates that in most of them cases are dealt with by the ordinary labour courts, with the possibility of first referring the matter to a non-compulsory prior conciliation body (for example in Corrientes, Jujuy, Buenos Aires, Salta, La Pampa, Chubut, Santa Fe, Rio Negro, Tucumán, San Luis, Santiago del Estero, Entre Ríos, Santa Cruz and Formosa, which are the provinces that provided information on the application of this procedure). In the provinces of Tierra del Fuego, Mendoza and Misiones, cases are also resolved by the ordinary labour justice system, although there is a compulsory prior conciliation body. In the province of Catamarca, cases are dealt with by a specific administrative tribunal, the Domestic Work Council, which is specialized in personnel in private houses. The Committee notes this information and requests the Government to continue providing detailed and updated information on the measures taken to ensure in practice the effective access to justice of domestic workers (at both the provincial and national levels), including measures for the provision of free legal aid to domestic workers. The Committee also requests the Government to continue providing updated statistical data, disaggregated by sex and region, on the number of complaints made by domestic workers to the various competent bodies, the penalties imposed on those responsible and the remedies granted in the various jurisdictions of the country.

Article 17(2) and (3). Labour inspection. Access to household premises. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to adopt the necessary measures to establish the conditions under which access may be granted for labour inspectors to private houses, having due respect for privacy. The Committee also requested the Government to provide updated information on the number of inspections carried out in the sector, the number of infringements detected and the penalties imposed. The Government indicates that, with reference to the access by labour inspectors to the household in which work is being performed, there are still no specific rules, and that the legislation authorizing inspectors to enter workplaces coexists with legislation establishing that private homes are inviolable, except with an explicit order from the competent judge, and that this rule is of constitutional ranking. The Government adds that the implementation of labour inspection is based in each province on the system adopted by the federal government, with support and assistance from the national State. The Government further notes that, in relation to inspection, work has been carried out on a comprehensive draft text which is intended to address the specific characteristics of work in private households, which raises the following issues: (1) the dissemination of information and provision of advice; (2) the creation of a profile of the employer; (3) the development of a registration application; and (4) reports (electronic) and inspection activities. The Government indicates that, in the province of Buenos Aires, during the reporting period, the Ministry of Labour of Buenos Aires carried out inspections in “countries” and gated areas with a view to the inspection of domestic work. The personnel of the Ministry ordered the administrative services to provide records of the entry and exit of persons with a view to determining various matters, including: the number of workers engaged in work in the areas, the number of days and the hours worked each day and their registration situation. The inspections began in October 2021 and, based on the results, four administrations were found non-compliant for not presenting any information on their records of workers. In its observations, the CGT RA denounces the existence of impediments to inspection by the labour authorities due to the absence of specific rules governing inspections in the domestic work sector. The CONLACTRAHO indicates in its observations that, according to the information provided by persons interviewed, State supervision is not adapted to the parameters of the Convention and that the State has disactivated many of the labour monitoring teams, thereby aggravating the problem. The Committee notes that the Government, with the exception of the province of Buenos Aires, has not provided information on the number of inspections in the sector, the number of infringements detected and the penalties imposed. The Committee once again requests the Government to take the necessary measures to establish the conditions under which access may be granted for labour inspectors to household premises, having due respect for privacy. It also reiterates its request for the Government to provide updated information on the number of inspections in the sector, the number of infringements detected and the penalties imposed in the various jurisdictions of the country. The Committee also requests the Government to provide updated information on the comprehensive draft text on which it has been working with a view to addressing the specific characteristics of work in private households. Finally, it requests the Government to provide its response to the observations of the CGT RA and the CONLACTRAHO in this regard.

Application of the Convention in practice. The Committee notes the case law provided by the Government. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing extracts of court decisions on matters relating to the application of the Convention.