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Guidance on occupational safety and health for domestic workers and employers to prevent and mitigate COVID-19

21 January 2022

ILO in action

We help migrant domestic workers overcome the pandemic

15 December 2021

ILO Senior Labour Migration Specialist, Gloria Moreno-Fontes, speaks from Pretoria about the Southern Africa Migration Management (SAMM) Project, which aims to improve migration management in the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region. The project is funded by the European Commission and implemented by the ILO in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

International Labour Standards

Sierra Leone is founding crisis recovery and resilience on international labour standards

25 August 2021

Sierra Leone’s historic ratification of 9 ILO instruments was marked in a virtual ceremony with the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.

International Labour Standards

Antigua and Barbuda ratifies nine ILO instruments

24 August 2021

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Minimum wages are key for a human-centred recovery from COVID-19

02 December 2020

The new ILO Global Wage Report 2020-2021 examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region. It shows that adequate minimum wages are key for a human-centred recovery from COVID-19 and beyond.

© A. Mirza / ILO 2022

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COVID-19 shows why domestic workers need same rights and protection as others

16 June 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the livelihoods of domestic workers.

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COVID-19 and gender equality

COVID-19: G7 nations need to get gender equality right for a better future for women at work

14 May 2020

Fighting deep-rooted gender inequality must be part of countries’ responses to the crisis, says high-level meeting on the role of women in the post-COVID future.