Abstract
Conditions of work of live-in domestic workers in Ethiopia are often characterized by violations of the labour and other human rights of workers. This is chiefly owing to the lack of a comprehensive labour law on the matter and the scantiness of the existing legislative protection afforded to domestic workers, contrary to the government’s obligations provided under the Ethiopian Constitution and international and regional human rights instruments ratified by Ethiopia. Hence, a detailed labour law should be enacted by the government so as to respect and enforce the rights of live-in domestic workers and to improve their conditions of work.