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4 Indon. J.L.S. 1 (2023)

handle is hein.journals/ijls4 and id is 1 raw text is: Indonesian Journal of Law and Society (2023) 4:1 1-29 ISSN 2722-4074 1 https://doi.org/10.19184/ijls.v4il.34844 Published by the University of Jember, Indonesia Available online 31 March 2023 The Legal Protection for Child Domestic Workers in Ethiopia: The Case of Hadiya and Kambata-Xambaro Zones Temesgen Abebe Degu* Wachemo University, Ethiopia ABSTRACT: As the saying goes, the child is the father of the man. We must properly bring up and protect our children today not least because in the future they will shoulder huge responsibility in taking charge of this country after replacing us. In many countries, especially developing ones like Ethiopia, children engage in different types of works for various reasons. Domestic work is one of such sector. Child (domestic) work is not prohibited if it is done by those above the minimum working age (14 years) under a condition that is not exploitative. The problem in Ethiopia, though, is that (child) domestic work is altogether excluded from legal protection (under the labour proclamation). Without formal regulation, child domestics are prone to exploitation by their employers. This kind of exploitation is a human rights violation in addition to being a serious development concern and gender equality challenge. This research aims at examining the adequacy of legal protection for Child domestic workers under the Ethiopian legal system. To this end, the research employs a cross-sectional qualitative research design. Within this design, the research adopts a phenomenological methodology. The research concludes that there is inadequate legal protection for Child domestic workers in Ethiopia beginning from formation of contract to terms of employment and working conditions. KEYWORDS: Child Domestic Workers, Child Labour, Legal Protection. • Copyright © 2023 by Author(s) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. All writings published in this journal are personal views of the authors and do not represent the views of this journal and the author's affiliated institutions. HOW TO CITE: Degu, TeCmesgen Abebe, Tlie Legal Protection for Clild Doiestic Workers in Ethiopia: The Case of Hadiya and Kaniiata-Xanblaro Zones (2023) 4:1 Indonesian Journal of Law and Society 1-28, online: <https: doi.org 10.19184 ijls.v4il.34844>. Submitted: 31/01/2023 Reviewed: 16/02/2023 Revised: 07/03/2023 Accepted: 15/03/2023 *Corresponding author's e-mail: timatimdegu@yahoo.com

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