Domestic Work Project
Validation Meeting for the Comparative Study of Convention No. 189 and National Law and Practice in Zambia
The Domestic Work Project ‘Integrated Actions towards Improved and More Equitable Working Conditions for Vulnerable Groups,’ conducted a validation meeting on 10 April 2015 at the International Labour Office to discuss findings of the comparative study of the ILO Convention 189 and National Law and Practice in Zambia.
10 April 2015
The meeting, attended by 13 members of the domestic work sector tripartite plus technical working group, was facilitated by an external collaborator, Ms. Felicity Kalungu. The study uses the provisions of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and Recommendation (No. 201) as the reference framework. The study purpose is two pronged, namely:
- To assess national legislation and practice in respect of ensuring decent work for domestic workers, in order to identify gaps and weaknesses as well as strengths in the national legal framework and situation in comparison with provisions of C189 and R201; and
- To identify legal provisions, regulations and institutional mechanisms that would need to be revised or new measures that may be required in order for Zambia to comply with the provisions of Convention 189. The validation meeting was fruitful, generating technical feedback to the comparative study from government, workers’ representatives, employers’ representatives and civil society Organizations. The findings and recommendations of the study will be used to inform tripartite discussions, policy dialogue and the on-going labour law reforms to effectively promote decent work for domestic workers in Zambia. It is hoped that the study can also be used to create impetus for Zambia to ratify and implement