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Domestic Workers Association of Zimbabwe wins the ILO Skills Innovators Challenge

Winner of the ILO Innovators Challenge proposes to empower domestic workers with skills that respond to their current working world

World Youth Skills Day

1st ILO Skills Challenge Innovation Call winner announced

The winner of the first ILO Skills Challenge Innovation Call has been announced, and the USD 50,000 prize has gone to a domestic workers association in Zimbabwe.

Domestic Workers Convention

Ratification by Mexico of Convention No. 189 on Domestic Workers

Mexico is committed to promoting decent work for domestic workers. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Undersecretary of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of the Mexican Foreign Ministry participated in a virtual ceremony.

ILO calls for ratification of Domestic Workers Convention to protect the rights of domestic workers, one of the hardest-hit groups by...

Noting that a study on domestic workers revealed their biggest problem was informal work, the webinar highlighted that COVID-19 crisis exacerbated the existing problems of domestic workers.

International Domestic Workers Day

The ILO launches a campaign for the safety and dignity of Myanmar Domestic Workers

“Nine years ago, the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) was adopted by governments, employers and workers, said ILO representative in Myanmar, Mr Donglin LI. It is even more relevant today in the face of the Covid-19 virus. Ensuring...

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Livelihoods of more than 55 million domestic workers at risk due to COVID-19

On the ninth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, new ILO estimates reveal the risks facing domestic workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SMS campaign targets health and rights of domestic workers during COVID-19 crisis

An SMS message campaign launched in Qatar is helping strengthen awareness amongst domestic workers and their employers on how to cope with the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19 and gender equality

COVID-19: G7 nations need to get gender equality right for a better future for women at work

Fighting deep-rooted gender inequality must be part of countries’ responses to the crisis, says high-level meeting on the role of women in the post-COVID future.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Contagion or starvation, the dilemma facing informal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lockdown measures will worsen poverty and vulnerabilities among the world’s two billion informal economy workers, says the International Labour Organization.

Media advisory

ILO evaluates impact of COVID-19 crisis on informal economy workers

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Protect workers both now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO

The International Labour Organization warns that without adequate safeguards for returning workers there could be a second wave of the virus.

ILO in Lebanon issues guidance to families and other employers of migrant workers in light of COVID-19

The pandemic has compounded a political and financial crisis in Lebanon, increasing the vulnerability of migrant workers, especially those employed inside family homes.

Women need more choices in migration

The report ‘More choices, more power: Opportunities for women’s empowerment in labour migration from Viet Nam’ discusses socio-economic changes that a sample of migrant and non-migrant women experienced over the 2012-18 period.

FAIRWAY collaboration with the International Domestic Workers’ Federation leads to strengthened domestic workers’ association in Kuwait

Since 2017, the FAIRWAY Programme has been supporting the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) to empower domestic workers in Kuwait through organizing, and has led to the establishment of the Sandigan Kuwait Domestic Workers Association...

ILO/UN Women study

Public attitudes towards migrant workers remain unfavourable in ASEAN destination countries

Despite their positive contribution, public attitudes towards migrant workers remain unfavourable in ASEAN destination countries, new ILO and UN Women study reveals.

International Migrants Day

ILO announces winners of the 2019 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

Winning entries provide outstanding and balanced reporting on fair recruitment and the future of labour migration.

Protecting the most vulnerable: Why protecting the rights of migrant workers remains a critical priority

ILO Regional Director for Arab States Dr. Ruba Jaradat reflects on the importance of International Migrants Day for millions of workers in the Middle East

Towards compensation for exploitation and violence against migrant workers

Fair recruitment

Benefits of new Qatar Visa Center discussed at roundtable

A dialogue on the new Qatar Visa Center happened in the Philippines to ensure that it will benefit jobseekers and promote fair recruitment through transparent procedures and digitally signed contracts.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | SOUTH AFRICA - “The Domestic Workers Convention can become a powerful tool for justice”

A union leader from South Africa explains how the ILO Domestic Workers Convention made a difference in the struggle to improve working conditions for this particularly vulnerable group.