December 2014

1. Launch of a Campaign for Ratification of the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Work in Ukraine

   1 December 2014

   Three main Trade Union Confederations of Ukraine reached an agreement to promote the ratification of the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Work. A strong political commitment to promote decent work for domestic and migrant domestic workers was a consequence of trade unions’ mobilization in a framework of the activities conducted by the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW).

November 2014

1. Training of Trainers on Decent Work for Migrant Domestic Workers for Trade Unions of Ukraine

   3 - 4 November 2014

   Trade Unions of Ukraine participated in a two-day ToT on decent working and living conditions for migrant domestic workers, developed by the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) with an aim to raise awareness on decent work deficits of migrant domestic workers and promote a better understanding of the contents of the ILO Convention 189 and its accompanying Recommendation 201.

October 2014

1. ITC-ILO Labour Academy Training course on Decent Work for Domestic Workers

   27 - 31 October 2014

   The International Training Centre of the ILO organized an inter-regional open course on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. The course was developed in light of the ILO Convention 189 and Recommendation 201, and included information and discussions on labour migration governance for domestic work.

May 2014

1. Global 12+12 Campaign on Ratification of the ILO Convention 189 and the Recommendation 201 on Domestic Work

   18 May 2014

   International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) launched the global 12 by 12 campaign: decent work for domestic workers in 2011 aiming at 12 ratifications of the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Work over the course of 12 months. The second phase of the campaign was launched at the 3rd World Congress of the ITUC in 2014. As of June 2015, 20 countries ratified the ILO Convention 189 and dozens of countries adopted labour reforms and concluded new collective bargaining agreements.