Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families

Executive summary of Decent work for migrant domestic workers : Moving the agenda forward

This report is part of a broader ILO strategy to promote Decent Work for Domestic Workers. It builds on knowledge generated in the context of the European Union-funded Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (2013–2016).

The report analyses trends and patters in the migration for domestic work at global, regional and corridor levels and presents good practices and lessons learned in the areas of skills development and recognition, recruitment, collective action and voice. It offers key guidance and recommendations for improving migration policies, awareness raising campaigns and capacity building programmes for domestic workers, with the objective of leveraging better working conditions for migrant domestic workers with a view to realizing the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.