News and articles on domestic work
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#RatifyC190
Indonesia reviews the ratification of the ILO’s Convention on workplace violence and harassment
14 July 2021
As the ILO Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment is coming into force, the UN Indonesia, ILO and their partners examines challenges and opportunities of the ratification this Convention.
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Domestic Workers
Norway ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention
09 July 2021
Norway becomes the 33rd ILO member State to ratify this Convention
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The Future of Work Podcast
Making domestic work decent work in South Africa
02 July 2021
In the ten years since it was adopted, ILO Convention No. 189 has become an important tool for giving domestic workers greater legal protection. However, for most domestic workers in the world, these legal rights have not yet let to practical changes. South African domestic worker Florence Sosiba shares her experience representing the rights of domestic workers in her country.
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Domestic Workers' Day
Legal protection is urgently needed to protect domestic workers
17 June 2021
Domestic workers are vulnerable to workplace violence and abuse. Indonesian domestic workers continue their fight to realize the domestic workers’ law.
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International Domestic Workers Day
Domestic workers are essential care workers
16 June 2021
Marking the 10th anniversary of ILO Convention No. 189, academy award-winning director, Alfonso Cuarón calls for stronger protection of the rights of domestic workers. Convention 189 has been hailed as a breakthrough for the tens of millions of domestic workers around the world.
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International Domestic Workers Day
Let’s step up to protect domestic workers’ rights
16 June 2021
The pandemic highlighted the critical role of care workers such as domestic workers. However, the majority of these workers are in the informal economy. They continue to suffer from poor working conditions, lack of income insurance, employment support and medical care. Ten years ago, the ILO adopted Convention No. 189 that granted their labour rights. Yet, there is a lot of ground to cover to recognize domestic workers as essential service providers.
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ILO InfoStory
How to make decent work a reality for domestic workers
16 June 2021
Domestic workers provide essential services to millions of households around the world but many are not covered by legal or social protections. Explore the key findings of the new ILO report on Domestic workers in our latest interactive InfoStory.