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The Reporter - Adelle Blackett: Setting 鈥渄ecent鈥 standards for domestic workers
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Published: 7 May 2010
By Pascal Zamprelli
In the early 90s, during her law studies at 9I制作厂免费, Adelle Blackett was offered an internship with the International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations specialized agency dedicated to the promotion of globally recognized labour rights, where she focused on the plight of domestic workers. Both connections would stick. Today, Blackett teaches labour law at 9I制作厂免费, and is playing a crucial role in the ILO's implementation of international standards to protect domestic workers, a project more than 60 years in the making...