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A domestic worker is a person who works within the employer's household. Domestic workers perform a variety of household services for an individual or a family, from providing care for children and elderly dependents to cleaning and household maintenance, known as housekeeping. Responsibilities may also include cooking, doing laundry and ironing, food shopping and other household errands. Some domestic workers live within the household where they work.
The conditions faced by domestic workers have varied considerably throughout history and in the contemporary world. In the course of twentieth-century movements for labour rights, women's rights and immigrant rights, the conditions faced by domestic workers and the problems specific to their class of employment have come to the fore. In 2011, the International Labour Organization adopted the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers which covers decent work conditions for domestic workers. Recent ILO estimates based on national surveys and/or censuses of 117 countries, place the number of domestic workers at around 53 million. But the ILO itself states that "experts say that due to the fact that this kind of work is often hidden and unregistered, the total number of domestic workers could be as high as 100 million". The ILO also states that 83% of domestic workers are women and many are migrant workers.
Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author best known for his novels, which can broadly be described as suspense thrillers, but also frequently incorporate elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Several of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, 14 hardcovers and 14 paperbacks reached the number one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey".
Koontz was born on July 9, 1945, in Everett, Pennsylvania. In his senior year at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, he won a fiction competition sponsored by Atlantic Monthly magazine. After graduation in 1967, he went to work as an English teacher at Mechanicsburg High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. In the 1960s, Koontz worked for the Appalachian Poverty Program, a federally funded initiative designed to help poor children. In a 1996 interview with Reason Magazine, he said that while the program sounded "very noble and wonderful, . . . [i]n reality, it was a dumping ground for violent children . . . and most of the funding ended up 'disappearing somewhere.'" This experience greatly shaped Koontz's political outlook. In his book, The Dean Koontz Companion, he recalled that he:
Actors: Eleanor Fazan (miscellaneous crew), Kiri Te Kanawa (actress), Nigel Cattle (editor), Peter Maniura (director), Michel Sénéchal (actor), Jane Seymour (producer), Simon Keenlyside (actor), Håkan Hagegård (actor), Lotfi Mansouri (miscellaneous crew), David Kuebler (actor), Donald Runnicles (actor), Tatiana Troyanos (actress), Judy Flannery (producer), Stephen Lawless (miscellaneous crew), Richard Strauss (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Eleanor Fazan (miscellaneous crew), Kiri Te Kanawa (actress), Nigel Cattle (editor), Peter Maniura (director), Michel Sénéchal (actor), Jane Seymour (producer), Simon Keenlyside (actor), Håkan Hagegård (actor), Lotfi Mansouri (miscellaneous crew), David Kuebler (actor), Donald Runnicles (actor), Tatiana Troyanos (actress), Judy Flannery (producer), Stephen Lawless (miscellaneous crew), Richard Strauss (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Eleanor Fazan (miscellaneous crew), Kiri Te Kanawa (actress), Nigel Cattle (editor), Peter Maniura (director), Michel Sénéchal (actor), Jane Seymour (producer), Simon Keenlyside (actor), Håkan Hagegård (actor), Lotfi Mansouri (miscellaneous crew), David Kuebler (actor), Donald Runnicles (actor), Tatiana Troyanos (actress), Judy Flannery (producer), Stephen Lawless (miscellaneous crew), Richard Strauss (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Eleanor Fazan (miscellaneous crew), Kiri Te Kanawa (actress), Nigel Cattle (editor), Peter Maniura (director), Michel Sénéchal (actor), Jane Seymour (producer), Simon Keenlyside (actor), Håkan Hagegård (actor), Lotfi Mansouri (miscellaneous crew), David Kuebler (actor), Donald Runnicles (actor), Tatiana Troyanos (actress), Judy Flannery (producer), Stephen Lawless (miscellaneous crew), Richard Strauss (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Eleanor Fazan (miscellaneous crew), Kiri Te Kanawa (actress), Nigel Cattle (editor), Peter Maniura (director), Michel Sénéchal (actor), Jane Seymour (producer), Simon Keenlyside (actor), Håkan Hagegård (actor), Lotfi Mansouri (miscellaneous crew), David Kuebler (actor), Donald Runnicles (actor), Tatiana Troyanos (actress), Judy Flannery (producer), Stephen Lawless (miscellaneous crew), Richard Strauss (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Eleanor Fazan (miscellaneous crew), Kiri Te Kanawa (actress), Nigel Cattle (editor), Peter Maniura (director), Michel Sénéchal (actor), Jane Seymour (producer), Simon Keenlyside (actor), Håkan Hagegård (actor), Lotfi Mansouri (miscellaneous crew), David Kuebler (actor), Donald Runnicles (actor), Tatiana Troyanos (actress), Judy Flannery (producer), Stephen Lawless (miscellaneous crew), Richard Strauss (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Eleanor Fazan (miscellaneous crew), Kiri Te Kanawa (actress), Nigel Cattle (editor), Peter Maniura (director), Michel Sénéchal (actor), Jane Seymour (producer), Simon Keenlyside (actor), Håkan Hagegård (actor), Lotfi Mansouri (miscellaneous crew), David Kuebler (actor), Donald Runnicles (actor), Tatiana Troyanos (actress), Judy Flannery (producer), Stephen Lawless (miscellaneous crew), Richard Strauss (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Eleanor Fazan (miscellaneous crew), Kiri Te Kanawa (actress), Nigel Cattle (editor), Peter Maniura (director), Michel Sénéchal (actor), Jane Seymour (producer), Simon Keenlyside (actor), Håkan Hagegård (actor), Lotfi Mansouri (miscellaneous crew), David Kuebler (actor), Donald Runnicles (actor), Tatiana Troyanos (actress), Judy Flannery (producer), Stephen Lawless (miscellaneous crew), Richard Strauss (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,