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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Most of these nannies are here on specialized visas authorized only for World Bank employees and these workers are not eligible to work legally in the regular market. Their pay is a reflection of their special work visa status."

This is it. Plus that many of the NFs are from other countries that normally pay domestic staff VERY little. It is not the same market as the market for those allowed to work here freely / for any family. [/quote]

And more to the point, the option for families who are concerned about the pay is not to raise the rate, which they aren't legally allowed to do--it's to choose to use another caregiver not subject to these restrictions, or switch to the WB/IMF daycare centers (and I do have friends who've gone both routes). Neither choice helps the nanny on the special visa, who typically would need to return to her home country or find work with another WB family at the same low rate. It's a much bigger issue than the individual employee-family agreements.[/quote]

I wouldn't say the G-5 program is now completely without abuse today. However, guidelines are pretty stringent now.

Here is the guidance from the State Department:

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/87174.pdf

Here is the info. on the World Bank external website about the minimum requirements and that abuse can be reported to the WB ethics office:

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/ORGANIZATION/ORGUNITS/EXTETHICS/0,,contentMDK:20680361~menuPK:781299~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:593304~isCURL:Y,00.html

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