Below you will find example sentences with "domestic workers". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Domestic Workers in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: workers
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.4 words

Words in this phrase

domestic workers

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • domestic can mean: Of or relating to the home. Frequent word
  • workers can mean: plural of worker Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

domestic workers domestic workers 2× are the domestic workers and the 1× based workers domestic workers street vendors 1× campaigning for domestic workers rights in 1× compete with domestic workers for low 1× domestic workers domestic workers are often 1× domestic workers domestic workers are those 1× domestic workers work two 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

domestic workers domestic 2× both women are 1× domestic workers work 1× for temporary foreign 1× home based workers 1× in a statement 1×

Common sentence endings:

160 per month 1× all domestic residents 1× and domestic workers 1× blue collar workers 1× central statistics agency 1× child care needs 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

weeks 5× off 4× employers 3× work 3× week 3× foreign 3× new 3× rights 3× minimum 2× employed 2× get 2× maharashtra 2×

Related phrases

domestic violence sex workers gross domestic domestic abuse aid workers construction workers workers compensation domestic flights auto workers domestic debt

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around workers:

workers union 11×

Just before it in the phrase index:

domestic violence domestic terrorism domestic market domestic flights domestic debt domestic abuse

Just after it in the phrase index:

dominant force dominant performance dominant player dominant role dominant win dominican republic

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

domestic violence domestic abuse domestic flights domestic debt domestic terrorism domestic market

Same ending:

sex workers aid workers construction workers auto workers farm workers striking workers

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "domestic workers" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as domestic workers domestic workers, are the domestic workers and the, weeks, off and employers stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with domestic violence, sex workers, gross domestic and workers union, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with domestic workers

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Domestic workers Domestic workers are often required by their employers-managers to wear a uniform. (15 words)

Seattle's proposed legislation would guarantee a minimum wage for domestic workers, excluding live-in workers. (16 words)

Domestic workers Domestic workers are those who perform a variety of tasks for and in other peoples' homes. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Speaking at Labour’s annual rally in Liverpool last month, Sir Keir Starmer reassured businesses that he is not going to “chop off their legs” with a rapid clampdown on visas for workers from abroad in a shift to skill up domestic workers. (43 words)

She urged proper implementation of existing laws that protected the rights of brick kiln workers while demanded new laws for their protection and safety, adding that there should be a regulatory body to resolve the issues of domestic workers. (39 words)

The report also notes that although immigrant workers compete with domestic workers for low-skilled jobs, some immigrants specialize in activities that otherwise would not exist in an area, and thus can be beneficial for all domestic residents. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Domestic workers Domestic workers are often required by their employers-managers to wear a uniform.

Domestic workers Domestic workers are those who perform a variety of tasks for and in other peoples' homes.

The report also notes that although immigrant workers compete with domestic workers for low-skilled jobs, some immigrants specialize in activities that otherwise would not exist in an area, and thus can be beneficial for all domestic residents.

The minimum for farm workers will be R18, R15 for domestic workers and R11 for workers employed by the Extended Public Works programme.

Domestic workers work two weeks and get one week off, while foreign workers are 6 weeks on and get 2 weeks off (management) or 22 weeks on, 4 weeks off ( blue collar workers).

While Maharashtra Domestic Workers’ Welfare Board figures say there are 15 lakh such women domestic help in Maharashtra, they are employed by 40–50 lakh families, mostly in metropolitan regions like Mumbai, Pune, Thane, and Nashik.

The legislation comes after decades of activism by major figures like Marcelina Bautista, a domestic worker turned advocate who founded the country’s first-ever union of domestic workers in 2015.

There have been several cases of against domestic workers in Saudia Arabia, where many families employ foreign domestic help.

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In a statement, the body championing the recognition and protection of domestic workers said ratification is necessary and the first step to governments illustrating their commitments to protecting this class of workers.

For temporary foreign workers and ITPs alike, the introduction of work permits would encourage healthier competition among employers to offer better working conditions, wages and benefits to attract and retain both migrant and domestic workers.

In New York, domestic workers have the right to overtime pay at time-and-a-half after 40 hours of work in a week, or 44 hours for workers who live in their employer’s home.

Nearly 60% of the nation’s workforce is in informal sectors, which includes domestic workers, street vendors and app-based gig workers who lack social protections, according to 2022 data from Indonesia’s Central Statistics Agency.

Speaking at Labour’s annual rally in Liverpool last month, Sir Keir Starmer reassured businesses that he is not going to “chop off their legs” with a rapid clampdown on visas for workers from abroad in a shift to skill up domestic workers.

Both women are experienced activists campaigning for domestic workers’ rights in Lebanon, where the (sponsorship) system ties workers’ visas to specific employers, creating conditions conducive to abuse.

It provides domestic workers with all the protections afforded to other workers under Lebanon’s labor law and establishes additional safeguards, taking into account the violations that rights groups have documented over the years.

She urged proper implementation of existing laws that protected the rights of brick kiln workers while demanded new laws for their protection and safety, adding that there should be a regulatory body to resolve the issues of domestic workers.

To bring this into context, the lowest paid workers on record are the domestic workers and the regime last week gazetted their new salaries as $160 per month.

Home-based workers, domestic workers, street vendors, market traders and waste pickers are engaging municipalities and governments from Lima to Bangkok, calling attention to their child care needs.

Seattle's proposed legislation would guarantee a minimum wage for domestic workers, excluding live-in workers.

Villa offered a much higher number of Filipino workers in Kuwait — 250,000 — and said 65 percent were domestic workers.

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