All publications: domestic workers

Decent Work for Domestic Workers The state of labour rights, social protection and trade union initiatives in Europe

Domestic Workers

Decent Work for Domestic Workers The state of labour rights, social protection and trade union initiatives in Europe

Domestic work has come to the fore of international attention with the adoption of ILO Convention 189 and Recommendation 201 concerning Decent work for domestic workers by the International Labour Conference in 2011. It has also been the topic of a...

Publication | 19 June 2013

Ending child labour in domestic work and protecting young workers from abusive working conditions

New report on domestic work within the framework of the two ILO fundamental conventions on child labour and the recently adopted instruments on decent work for domestic workers.

Publication | 12 June 2013

World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) 2013: No to child labour in domestic work! Questions & Answers

Publication | 6 June 2013

Snapshot: ILO in action, domestic workers

A growing number of countries are taking measures to improve the living and working conditions of domestic workers. But the momentum needs to be stepped up to ensure that domestic workers worldwide enjoy labour rights, just like other workers.

Publication | 31 May 2013

Implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 10361, otherwise known as the "Domestic Workers Act" or "Batas Kasambahay"

Domestic Workers Act

Implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 10361, otherwise known as the "Domestic Workers Act" or "Batas Kasambahay"

Pursuant to Republic Act No. 10361 entitled "An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers", the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) was issued on 9 May 2013.

Publication | 20 May 2013

2012 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

New labour indicators for Latin America and the Caribbean portray a region that is experiencing its finest moment despite the crisis in other latitudes. We now face the challenge of taking advantage of this platform to remedy deficits that dampen...

Publication | 9 May 2013

10 years of work on labour migration in Indonesia

Contains concise information on the role, support and involvement of the ILO under the strategic pillars of social protection to increase the empowerment and protection of Indonesian migrant workers for 10 years.

Publication | 6 May 2013

Report of the ILO Asian Knowledge Sharing Forum: Realizing Decent Work for Domestic Workers

This report of the Knowledge Sharing Forum was held in Bangkok from 24 to 26 April 2013.

Publication | 30 April 2013

Philippines enact new law protecting domestic workers

The Philippines has promulgated a new domestic workers law, namely the Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers (Republic Act 10361), which is also called the Domestic Workers Act.1 It was signed into law by...

Publication | 18 April 2013

Action programme for protecting the rights of women migrant domestic workers (PROWD) in Lebanon (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

Project LEB/10/04/EEC - Evaluation Consultant: Guy Summers

Publication | 16 April 2013

Tricked and Trapped: Human Trafficking in the Middle East

This study sheds light on the situation of trafficked adult workers in the Middle East, both women and men. It analyses the complex processes by which vulnerable migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour in various types of work in...

Publication | 9 April 2013

Briefing note - Remuneration in domestic work

ILO Asian Knowledge Forum: Realizing Decent Work for Domestic Workers Bangkok, Thailand, 24-26 April 2013