In view of the significant differences between the two subgroups, which are illustrated in this chapter, information is presented on care workers as a whole and disaggregated by subgroup. In the second half of the twentieth centuiy, several developed countries saw a significant rise in the number of care workers (Folbre and Nelson, 2000, Simon and others, 2008, European Foundation, 2006), and the sector is expected to continue expanding. In Latin America, on the other hand, there is no conclusive data for gauging growth of this sector over a long enough period of time. Furthermore, the preponderance of domestic workers in the region’s care sector makes for a unique scenario.