The investigation of this sector aims to deepen existing information about child domestic workers as a form of “invisible” and hidden child labor. It affirms the highly “genderized” nature of the sector, since girls were generally stereotyped into domestic work. Respondents for the study were 36 domestic workers from Western Visayas (Region VI) and the National Capital Region.

Policies that are geared toward improving the working conditions in domestic work, enhancing networks that would help in institutionalizing girls’ participation in advocacy efforts toward their protection and mobilizing communities, and installing support mechanisms to sustain the income of families and prevent the entry of children into domestic work were recommended.