Photos and videos on labour migration
October 2015
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Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Video
01 October 2015
Video of GAP-MDW project partners on organizing for migrant domestic worker rights.
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IDWF Online Communication Network Helps Domestic Workers around the Globe Unite
01 October 2015
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) in partnership with the International Labour Organization is excited to launch its communication network for domestic workers around the globe to connect with one another online. This network, the first of its kind serving to unite 52 million domestic workers around the globe, has been initiated with the support of the ILO and the Olof Palme Centre.
December 2014
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Cooperating Out Of Isolation: The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon, Jordan and Kuwait
04 December 2014
As in other parts of the world, Arab countries have seen an increase in – mainly female – migrant domestic workers, who have become the primary care providers in the household. This is the result of many contributing factors including the lack of affordable and well-regulated social care provisions and infrastructures, demographic shifts and transformation of families, and changing income and working patterns.
November 2014
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The Contract
05 November 2014
An animated movie that invites the audience to think about work conditions of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon.
January 2014
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Migrant Domestic Workers: Ensuring Human Rights and Making Decent Work a Reality
29 January 2014
This video is a compilation of the voices that were collected from speakers who were in attendance at the side event entitled 'Making Decent Work a Reality for Migrant Domestic Workers' at the UN High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development (HLD). It specifically highlights the key messages of the discussion that took place and the recent launch of the Global Action Programme on Migrant Workers and their Families.
December 2013
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2013: The world of work in pictures
20 December 2013
From disaster recovery, to rising unemployment and the protection of workers across the globe, ILO News looks back at the most memorable events and images from the World of Work in 2013.
December 2012
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Migrant domestic workers in Europe: Graciela's story
18 December 2012
Today, thousands of migrants live and work as domestic workers in European countries. They give essential services to families and societies, yet their work is often undervalued and taken for granted. Domestic workers are real workers - like you and I. Respect their work, respect their rights!
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Migrant domestic workers in Europe: Coring's story
18 December 2012
Today, thousands of migrants live and work as domestic workers in European countries. They give essential services to families and societies, yet their work is often undervalued and taken for granted. Domestic workers are real workers - like you and I. Respect their work, respect their rights!