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ILO-funded hotline for women migrant domestic workers launched by Lebanon’s Ministry of Labour

A new 24-hour hotline for women migrant domestic workers will allow them to report cases of mistreatment or abuse, and receive help and counselling

Indonesian youth promote decent work for domestic workers through video diaries and photo stories

All of his life, Farhan H. Warits, a senior high school student in Jakarta, has never known who has washed, ironed and neatly folded his clothes until one day he ran out of clothes in his closet. He finally found out about Mpok (Mrs) Fatimah who,...

International Domestic Workers’ Day

'I dared to ask'

One woman’s courage led to greater protection for domestic workers in South Africa. Her struggle illustrates the challenges faced by all vulnerable workers.

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ILO Pacific Office and UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office Celebrate Anniversary of the Adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention

Today marks the fourth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and Recommendation No. 201. These new standards, adopted in June 2011, are a strong recognition of the economic and social value of domestic work...

ILO – Kampung Halaman Foundation to launch a series of videos and photos on domestic workers by Indonesian youth in Makasssar

To promote the rights of domestic workers, the ILO in collaboration with Kampung Halaman Foundation (YKH), will launch a series of video diaries and photo stories titled “Fom Youth to Youth: Nine Stories of Our Friendship with Domestic Workers” on...

International Domestic Workers’ Day

Putting the spotlight on minimum entitlements for Vietnamese domestic workers

By Gyorgy Sziraczki, Director of ILO Country Office for Viet Nam

ILO – Kampung Halaman Foundation to Launch a Series of Videos and Photos on Domestic Workers by Indonesian Youth

Domestic workers represent the single largest group of female salaried workers contributing to the households of others in their own country or abroad. Despite of the importance of the role of domestic workers, domestic work is still not recognized...

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Chile ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention

Chile is the nineteenth ILO member State and the tenth member State from the Latin and Central American region to ratify this instrument

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) and Domestic workers

Belgium ratifies the Conventions on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) and Domestic Workers

With the registration of the ratification of Conventions Nos. 159 and 189, Belgium will have ratified 105 international labour Conventions in addition to one Protocol. This ranks Belgium 7th among the list of countries with the highest number of...

Strengthening leadership capacities of stakeholders from Nepal and Paraguay to influence policies on migrant domestic workers

The Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) supported participation of the stakeholders from Nepal and Paraguay in the training organized by UN Women on Gender, Migration, Development: A Matter of Rights,...

Updated Skills Development Programme for Domestic Workers – including Migrant Domestic Workers – Launched in Argentina

The Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) provided support to the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Argentina to review its Vocational Training Program for domestic workers and to update...

Distribution of starter kits for 40 children withdrawn from domestic work. Address by Mr Aenaes Chapinga Chuma, ILO Assistant...

ILO, US Department of Labor bring together experts to discuss forced labor and other forms of worker abuse

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Validation Meeting for the Comparative Study of Convention No. 189 and National Law and Practice in Zambia

The Domestic Work Project ‘Integrated Actions towards Improved and More Equitable Working Conditions for Vulnerable Groups,’ conducted a validation meeting on 10 April 2015 at the International Labour Office to discuss findings of the comparative...

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“No One Should Work This Way” – FCC exhibition of Steve McCurry photos to highlight domestic worker abuse

Photos of abused domestic workers, taken by the renowned photographer Steve McCurry, will be exhibited at the Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, during the month of May.

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Development of a National Action Plan for the Domestic Work Sector

The Domestic Workers Project held a workshop from 23 - 24 February 2015 at Lake Safari Lodge in Siavonga.

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Communicating Decent Work for the Domestic Work Sector

On 2nd – 4th December, the Domestic Workers Project conducted a training workshop with social partners to develop a communication strategy on domestic work. The workshop was a success, facilitated by ILO and UNICEF staff with participants comprising...

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Survey on “Measuring migration costs for low-skilled migrant workers from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia and the UAE”

ILO is embarking on an exciting collaboration with the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) by commissioning a survey on “Measuring Migration Costs for Low-Skilled Migrant Workers from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia and the UAE” under the South Asia Labour...

Law on Domestic Work in Paraguay Approved

The Paraguayan Parliament approved a law on Domestic Work, equating domestic workers’ rights with all wage-workers. The law is based on the ILO Convention 189, which was earlier ratified by Paraguay in May 2013 and required harmonization with the...

Women Migrant Rights discussed at the 59th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Representatives of Member States, UN entities and ECOSOC-accredited NGOs from different regions of the world attended the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Migrant domestic workers’ rights were discussed at several side events,...