The Collar360

Domestic cleaner

Other names

housekeeper, chambermaid, servant, personal maid, charworker, maid, household worker, domestic maid, housekeeping cleaner, cleaning lady, domestic helper, house cleaner

Cleaning and laundry

They clean people's houses by sweeping floors, washing dishes and clothes, dusting, and scrubbing and polishing surfaces.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.

  2. 2

    Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other rubbish and waste to disposal areas.

  3. 3

    Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.

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Sources

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

Official record

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.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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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
aide ménager à domicile/aide ménagère à domicile
español
limpiador doméstico/limpiadora doméstica
العربية
منظف منزلي / منظفة منزلية
português
Empregado de limpeza/Empregada de limpeza
Deutsch
Reinigungskraft in Privathaushalt
italiano
collaboratore familiare/collaboratrice familiare

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