Policy Brief No. 3 (2012) | A Reference Wage for Migrant Domestic Workers
Policy Brief No. 3 (2012)
A Reference Wage for Migrant Domestic Workers
Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) has been advocating for the introduction of a Reference Wage, as an alternative to the minimum wage, to protect and promote migrant domestic workers’ right to fair, decent and equal wages.
A reference wage is a skills related wage-spectrum for migrant workers for di fferent occupations established by agreement between sending countries. It seeks to address:
- Competition over the minimum wage between sending countries.
- Discrimination of workers based on national origin in receiving countries.
Given that both undermine attempts to establish fundamental rights and labour standards for migrant workers.