Indonesia: Workers, not helpers - Organizing and empowering domestic workers
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INDONESIA -
Two domestic workers in Indonesia, Ludiah and Hesti, share their thoughts and experiences of joining unions.
More stories of organizing domestic workers can be found in “Decent work for domestic workers: eight good practices from Asia” published by the IDWF and the ILO: http://bit.ly/DW-8GPR
Strong domestic workers’ organizations – in the form of trade unions, cooperatives, associations or other membership-based organizations – have been emerging in Asia where the fight for more and better jobs, and the elimination of child labour in domestic work are priorities for domestic workers and their organizations. The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) documented eight good practices of IDWF affiliates in Asia with longstanding experience in promoting more and better domestic service jobs and empowering young and adult domestic workers.
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