Decent work for domestic workers through skills development

Skills training and recognition can act as an entry point to improve working conditions and increase wages for domestic workers, alongside rights-based approaches.

The theory is based on a review of existing practices, including through a participatory, critical review of initiatives to date and their underlying assumptions, with a view to generating a coherent approach that takes into account the realities of the sector. It is conceived as a tool to support development practitioners designing or implementing skills development or recognition programmes that aim to ensure that domestic workers have access to decent work.