News and articles on domestic work
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© Alex Proimos 2022
Domestic work – Convention C189
10 years on, domestic workers still fight for equality and decent work
15 June 2021
On the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers’ Convention, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed continued vulnerabilities of domestic workers in the labour market.
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Labour reforms
Qatar’s new minimum wage enters into force
19 March 2021
Qatar’s new non-discriminatory minimum wage comes into force – adding to the series of major labour reforms underway.
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4th Conference on Regulating for Decent Work
Session on Realizing Rights for Domestic Workers
09 July 2015
This session provides insights on how and to what extent institutions of different kinds can improve the working conditions of domestic workers. It covers the impact of formalisation and skills in Portugal, legal reforms in Brazil, cooperatives in South Africa, and wages in the domestic work sector in developing countries.
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4th Conference on Regulating for Decent Work
Session on Regulating Domestic Work
09 July 2015
In this session, results from the research project "Gender, Migration, and the Work of Care in Asia-Pacific" under the direction of Prof. Ito Peng, University of Toronto, are presented. Presentations focus on the need for regulation at both the local and transnational levels to address the situation of migrant domestic and care work from a multi-scalar perspective.
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4th Conference on Regulating for Decent Work
Session on Domestic Workers' Organizing
09 July 2015
This session gives a comparative overview of domestic workers' organizing around the world and provides case studies on Italy and Czech Republic. It also showcases the methodology and results from a study realized in the Netherlands and South Africa on the social security needs of domestic workers, in which domestic workers themselves were empowered as part of the research team.
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News
Law on Domestic Work in Paraguay Approved
17 March 2015
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 national legislation.
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© J. Directo / AFP 2022
Argentina
New law leads to new life for migrant domestic workers
16 December 2014
After decades of labor organizing and with the support of the ILO, Argentina has passed a new migration policy to make life better for domestic workers.