A Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD)Chinese ceramic figurine of a lady servant making a respectful gesture with both hands in front, covered in long silk sleeves A domestic worker is a man, woman or child who works within the employer’s household. Domestic workers perform a variety of household services for an individual or a family, from providing care for children and elderly dependents to cleaning and household maintenance, known as housekeeping. Responsibilities may also include cooking, doing laundry and ironing, food shopping and other household errands. Some domestic workers live within the household where they work. The present definition is similar to old fashioned ones, with the difference that now the State Labor Department provides guidelines for private employers in regards to minimum age, maximum working hours, minimum salaries, and fringe benefits, as well as Federal Laws regulating taxes to be withheld from workers and paid into their Social Security accounts. The big difference nowadays is the WORKERS PROTECTION by governments, which did not exist in the past.
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