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Domestic workers

Uniting on the home front

Against all the odds, domestic workers around the world have joined forces to push for better working conditions.

New survey

More than 52 million domestic workers worldwide

Millions of domestic workers around the world remain excluded from protection enjoyed by other workers, says a new ILO report.

Working conditions

Longest, most unpredictable hours – the plight of the domestic worker

Despite legislation limiting working time in most countries, domestic workers are amongst the least protected and suffer health issues as a result.

More than 52 million domestic workers worldwide, no official records for Viet Nam

Millions of domestic workers around the world remain excluded from protection enjoyed by other workers, says a new ILO report. Viet Nam still has no official records on domestic workers even though this group is growing in the labour force.

Asia leads world in domestic worker numbers, but legal protection, working conditions lag

More than 21 million people across Asia and the Pacific – 80 per cent of them women – are employed as domestic workers, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Asia leads world in domestic worker numbers but legal protection, working conditions lag

More than 21 million people across Asia and the Pacific – 80 per cent of them women – are employed as domestic workers, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

ILO to launch global report on domestic workers

A new report on the conditions of domestic workers worldwide will be launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday, 9 January 2013 at 18:00 Manila Time (10:00 GMT).

Migrant workers

Fighting forced labour with education

Nepalese women migrating as domestic workers often risk falling prey to human trafficking. A little knowledge can go a long way towards reducing their vulnerability.

ILO to launch global report on domestic workers

A new report on the conditions of domestic workers worldwide will be launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday, 9 January 2013 at 17:00 Bangkok Time (10:00 GMT).

Media advisory

ILO to launch first global report on domestic work

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to launch its new report on domestic workers around the world.

Belgian labour council urges government to ratify ILO Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers

The Belgian National Labour Council urged the Belgian government to promptly ratify ILO Convention No. 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers in a joint opinion published on 18 December 2012.

Viet Nam needs practical guidance to protect domestic workers

Viet Nam has made a good start in the area of domestic workers by its coverage in the amended Labour Code but specific circumstances of this group require more detailed guidance to make the new law doable, the ILO has said.

Decent work for domestic workers

This course is organized by the International Training Centre of the ILO. Held in English, it will focus on increasing awareness of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (Nº 189) and the Domestic Workers Recommendation, 2011 (Nº 201), to strengthen...

ILO, European Commission, OHCHR, UNWOMEN and KSBSI sign agreement on global action programme on migrant domestic workers

The European Commission and the ILO in partnership with OHCHR, UNWOMEN and the Indonesian Trade Union KSBSI signed an agreement on implementing a “Global Action programme on migrant domestic workers and their families”. The implementation of this...

A Child Labour Resource Centre for Africa Established

The ILO established a Regional Integrated Child Labour Resource Centre on November 30, 2012, to support the development of national capacity, ownership and commitment on child labour issues.

ILO to launch mapping of NGO services for migrant domestic workers in Lebanon

The International Labour Organization will issue a report mapping NGO services for women migrant domestic workers in Lebanon on Tuesday (November 27), as part of the Action Programme for Protecting the Rights of Women Migrant Domestic Workers in...

Employer’s slight hope for child domestic workers

Issues pertaining to children domestic workers (CDWs) are rarely made public. It is different than factory workers who are frequently highlighted by mass media when they have public demonstrations. Reports on CDWs are rare, almost nonexistent.

Realizing child domestic workers’ dreams through sewing class

The atmosphere in “Sanggar Belajar Masa Depan Pekerja Rumah Tangga Anak (PRTA) or Learning Studio for the Future of Child Domestic Workers (CDWs) in Kranji” at Jalan Banteng no. 18, RT/RW 01/11 Kranji, West Bekasi was full of laughter. Several...

Heart breaking stories of child workers in domestic roles

A simple house located at Jalan Sagu Gang Gajen no. 52, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, is full of the jokes and laughter of the girls living there. They are child domestic workers (CDWs) who are busy in the kitchen.

ILO Thailand welcomes new regulation to improve conditions for domestic workers

The ILO Country Office for Thailand welcomes the passing of a new Ministerial Regulation that will better protect domestic workers in the Kingdom of Thailand, approved on 30 October and to be implemented this year.