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Au pair

Other names

childminder, child caretaker

Home and domestic work

They live with a family in another country, look after the children, and do light housework like cleaning, gardening and shopping.

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  1. 1

    Live with a host family in another country.

  2. 2

    Take care of the family's children.

  3. 3

    Do light housework for the family.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
employé au pair/employée au pair
español
au pair
العربية
جليس الأطفال الأجنبي / جليسة الأطفال الأجنبية
português
Au pair
Deutsch
Au-pair
italiano
ragazzo alla pari/ragazza alla pari

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