Recent court decisions in Europe are limiting the use of diplomatic immunity in cases where domestic workers have been abused.

歐洲近期法院的裁決正限制在家庭工作者遭到虐待的案件中使用外交豁免權。

The 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was created to allow diplomats to do their jobs without interference. However, evidence shows that some people have used these rules to avoid legal responsibility for labor violations. For example, a 2023 investigation by Rappler found over 200 complaints from domestic workers against 160 diplomats from 18 different countries between 1988 and 2021. Most of these cases were dismissed because of diplomatic immunity.

1961年的《維也納外交關係公約》旨在讓外交官在不受干擾的情況下履行職務。然而，證據顯示部分人士利用這些規則來逃避勞工違規的法律責任。例如，Rappler在2023年的一項調查發現，在1988年至2021年之間，有超過200宗家庭工作者針對來自18個不同國家的160名外交官的投訴。其中大部分案件因外交豁免權而遭到駁回。

Despite this trend, legal views are changing. In 2022, courts in the United Kingdom decided that immunity does not apply in cases of human trafficking or modern slavery. Consequently, the UAE government was ordered to pay £270,000 to a Filipino worker for unpaid wages and false imprisonment. Furthermore, a 2025 Swiss ruling allows domestic exploitation cases to be treated as normal employment disputes. Advocates, such as the Center for Migrant Advocacy, emphasize that these changes are necessary to ensure labor laws are applied fairly.

儘管有此趨勢，法律觀點正在改變。2022年，英國法院裁定，在人口販運或現代奴隸制度的案件中，豁免權並不適用。因此，阿拉伯聯合大公國政府被命令向一名菲律賓工作者支付27萬英鎊，以補償未支付的工資及非法監禁。此外，2025年瑞士的一項裁決允許將家庭剝削案件視為一般的僱傭糾紛。例如移工倡導中心（Center for Migrant Advocacy）等倡導者強調，這些改變對於確保勞工法得到公平適用至關重要。

However, global problems still exist. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 81% of the 75 million domestic workers worldwide are employed informally, which means they lack minimum wage protections. While Europe and Latin America have some safeguards, there are still major gaps in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Arab nations. Additionally, the Philippines has faced criticism after Ambassador Marichu Mauro was dismissed in 2021 for abusing a staff member, leading to calls for stricter oversight of diplomats.

然而，全球性問題依然存在。國際勞工組織（ILO）估計，全球7,500萬名家庭工作者中，有81%屬於非正式僱傭，這意味著他們缺乏最低工資保障。雖然歐洲和拉丁美洲有一些保障措施，但在非洲、亞太地區和阿拉伯國家仍存在巨大缺口。此外，菲律賓在2021年大使 Marichu Mauro 因虐待職員被撤職後面臨批評，導致外界要求對外交官實施更嚴格的監管。

Although diplomatic immunity still prevents justice in many parts of the world, recent European rulings are setting a precedent that prioritizes labor rights over diplomatic privileges.

儘管外交豁免權在世界上許多地方依然阻礙正義，但近期歐洲的裁決正建立一個將勞工權利優先於外交特權的先例。