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East Lampung pioneers integrated migrant worker protection services in Indonesia

With ILO support, East Lampung has become the first regency in Indonesia to integrate a Migrant Worker Resource Centre (MRC) into its Public Service Mall, further strengthening protection for Indonesian migrant workers and their families.

Media advisory

ILO to release new figures on domestic workers worldwide

The International Labour Organization will release new global and regional estimates on domestic work, informality and working conditions, marking the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).

Occupational Safety and Health

Learning, applying, passing it on: A man’s commitment to safer coffee farming

Nguyen Trong Tuong was first introduced to the ILO’s WIND approach in 2022. Four years later, he is teaching it himself and still looking for ways to make safer and healthier work part of everyday coffee farming in Viet Nam

Press release

Indonesia updates Care Economy Roadmap to support women’s participation and decent work

With ILO support, Indonesia updates its Care Economy Roadmap to strengthen care services, promote decent work and advance women’s participation in the labour market.

Sierra Leone strengthens protections and decent work for domestic workers

Government, workers, employers, and development partners strengthen collaboration to transform Convention No. 189 commitments into better protection, dignity, and decent working conditions for domestic workers.

National dialogue advances labour rights and social protection for domestic and farm workers

United Nations Agencies and Government strengthen action for domestic and farm workers, to turn labour rights into reality.

Occupational Safety and Health

Safer coffee work takes root as local capacity grows in Viet Nam’s coffee communities

A partnership creates lasting impact when the knowledge and skills it builds are carried forward by those it has trained.

Op-Ed

Decent work for domestic workers can’t wait any longer

Fifteen years after the adoption of ILO Convention No. 189, millions of domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to face high levels of informality and limited access to social protection. In this op-ed, the ILO Regional Director...

Op-Ed

Decent work for domestic workers can’t wait

Marking the 15th anniversary of the Domestic Workers Convention, the International Labour Organization reflects on the progress made in empowering domestic workers in Myanmar and the steps still needed to ensure decent work, rights and social...

Op-Ed

Domestic workers in Thailand deserve decent work

Marking the 15th anniversary of the Domestic Workers Convention, Xiaoyan Qian International Labour Organization Country Director for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao Peoples Democratic Republic reflects on Thailand’s significant progress in extending...

Convention No. 189

15 years of progress toward decent work for domestic workers

Since the adoption of the ILO Convention No. 189 in 2011, 40 countries have ratified the Convention and reforms have strengthened rights and social protection for millions of domestic workers. Explore 15 years of progress and key milestones in the...

Op-ed

Philippines' leadership on decent work for domestic workers: 15 years of progress and the road ahead

Fifteen years after helping secure a historic international labour standard, the Philippines stands at a pivotal moment to build on its leadership in protecting and empowering domestic workers.

Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)

Fifteen years of advancing decent work for domestic workers in India

Reflecting the ILO’s engagement in India since the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention.

Press release

Punjab pilots employment contracts for domestic workers through landmark agreement

Government, employers and workers have agreed to pilot employment contracts for domestic workers in Punjab, marking an important step towards formalizing domestic work and strengthening labour protections.

Migrant domestic workers

From tears to hope for migrant domestic workers

After experiencing abuse, a former migrant domestic worker has turned her pain into purpose, dedicating her life as a Migrant Desk Officer to helping Overseas Filipino Workers and their families in the Philippines.

Domestic workers

Thailand pilots strategic compliance planning to strengthen protection for domestic workers

A new strategic compliance planning approach, developed by Thailand’s Department of Labour Protection and Welfare with support from the ILO through the EU-funded PROTECT project, is helping strengthen protection for domestic workers from reactive...

Occupational Safety and Health

ILO and Viet Nam partners address psychosocial risks at work in national occupational safety and health month

Representatives of the tripartite constituents from the government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, and youth participants gathered in Hanoi to mark the Viet Nam’s National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Month, with a focus on...

Press Release

Nepal moves towards a world of work free from violence and harassment and stronger protections for domestic workers

Nepal is advancing concrete steps toward safer, inclusive and violence and harassment -free workplaces, with new legal reform efforts set to strengthen protections for workers across the country, especially women and those in vulnerable and informal...

A long road to recognition: domestic workers’ rights in Indonesia

After more than two decades of collaboration, the ILO and its partners have helped bring domestic workers’ rights in Indonesia from the margins to the national policy agenda, advancing stronger legal protection and recognition.

The ILO welcomes the adoption of Indonesia’s Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers

Simrin Singh, ILO Country Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste, welcomed the adoption of Indonesia’s Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers on 21 April, after 22 years of deliberation. The long-awaited law marks an important step in...