News

Domestic workers gear up for big fight

27 June 2018

India: a signature campaign on to make Delhi ratify ILO convention C-189 meet a success

Call for jingle writing competition

“Decent Work for Domestic Workers”: All India Jingle Writing Competition

09 August 2017

ILO launches a jingle competition to recognize ‘Domestic Work is Work”. This competition is organized by the ‘Work in Freedom Programme’ of the International Labour Organization.

© B. Patel / ILO 2022

Human trafficking

Labour migration: The dark side of the coin

29 July 2015

A new ILO study exposes the pitfalls of labour migration for women domestic workers both within India and abroad and provides policy-makers and service providers with deeper insight into the nature of forced labour and trafficking in the region.

© Sajjad Hussain / AFP 2022

“Work in Freedom” Programme

DFID, ILO to launch new initiative to tackle trafficking of women and girls

10 July 2013

BBC World News

ILO says a policy for domestic workers in India is ''a matter of urgency''

31 March 2013

Domestic workers in India have more than doubled in number since 2005. Talking to BBC World News, ILO's Tine Staermose stressed the importance of policies aimed at protecting a very vulnerable section of the society. India's domestic workers are considered to ''uphold the economy'', with a rising population of over 10 million.

News

Sexual harassment at workplace Bill passed in India

04 September 2012

Article

Recognition for India’s invisible workers

30 May 2011

Domestic workers play an important role in the economy and they allow others to go out and earn money. Yet they remain invisible, unprotected and their contribution is often not recognized. At the forthcoming International Labour Conference (in Geneva, 1-17 June) the ILO and its members will debate drafts that could lead to the first international instruments specifically designed to protect domestic workers. By Neelam Agnihotri, Communication & Information Officer, ILO Country Office for India