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.