aforesaid Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182).16 Bangladesh is yet to ratify one of the latest ILO Conventions which is meant to protect domestic workers including child domestic workers. This is Convention No. 189 which is the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 that came into force on 5th September 2013.17 The Domestic Workers Convention, 201118 establishes certain principles that lie in conjunction with how child domestic workers’ situation may be made better. The Domestic Workers Convention underscores that children in developing countries continue to be among the most marginalized.19 Article 3 mentions that states would have to take steps to ensure the successful promotion and protection of human rights of all domestic workers. There is a requirement of setting a minimum age for domestic workers which must be consistent with the provisions of the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182), and cannot be lower than those established by national laws for workers usually.20 Signatories to the Convention are obliged to make certain that domestic workers who are under 18 years of age and above the minimum employment age must not be denied compulsory education, further education or vocational training.21 State parties to the Convention are bound to prevent abuse, harassment and violence against domestic workers. On the other hand, decent working circumstances and fair terms of employment need to be ensured for the domestic workers and if they reside 16 International Labour Organization, Ratifications for Bangladesh <http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:103500> at nd 22 May 2014. 17 International Labour Organization, Information System on International Labour Standards: Countries that Have Not Ratified This Convention, C189 - Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) <http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:11310:0::NO:11310:P11310_INSTRUMENT_I D:2551460:NO> at 22nd May 2014. 18 Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (Convention No. 189). 19 Ibid. See Preamble. 20 Ibid, Article 4(1). 21 Ibid, Article 4(2). 7