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' In Guatemala, it is estimated that eight percent of all women work as domestic workers.

They hardly have any legal protection.

According to Guatemalan labour law, domestic work is “ subject neither to a working time statute nor to regulations on the maximum number of working hours in a day ”.

Legally, domestic helpers are only entitled to ten hours of free time in 24 hours, and one day off per week.

But very often, these minimal employment laws are disregarded, and so are basic civil liberties.