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Domestic labour’s content, magnitude and relational form are influenced by changing perceptions of basic needs, fluctuating economic well-being, the development of domestic labour-saving technology and above all women’s prevailing level of fertility.

Figure 1 Domestic labour’s content, magnitude and relational form are influenced by changing perceptions of basic needs, fluctuating economic well-being, the development of domestic labour-saving technology and above all women’s prevailing level of fertility.

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Figure 2: Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision, Vol 1, pp. 214-6.
Figure 2: Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision, Vol 1, pp. 214-6.
Source: AVERT, http://ww.avert.org/history-hiv-aids-africa.htm (accessed 31 March 2015). Adult HIV prevalence (%) in Africa between 1988 and 2003 Appendix | Appendix II
Source: AVERT, http://ww.avert.org/history-hiv-aids-africa.htm (accessed 31 March 2015). Adult HIV prevalence (%) in Africa between 1988 and 2003 Appendix | Appendix II
Available data on estimates of domestic workers and percentages of female domestic workers of total employment in Africa * Available data covers only 20 countries, accounting for 62% of the region’s total employment. Figures should bi read with caution since data collection is weak. The above documents 5.2 million domestic workers. Domesti workers accounting for 4.9% of wage employment. It is necessary to assume millions of domestic workers ar invisible and not included in labour surveys.
Available data on estimates of domestic workers and percentages of female domestic workers of total employment in Africa * Available data covers only 20 countries, accounting for 62% of the region’s total employment. Figures should bi read with caution since data collection is weak. The above documents 5.2 million domestic workers. Domesti workers accounting for 4.9% of wage employment. It is necessary to assume millions of domestic workers ar invisible and not included in labour surveys.
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