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Bolivia: Close to ratifying C189
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 10, 2015 05:46 PMOn 21 August, the Bolivian House of Representatives has unanimously passed a Bill on the Ratification of C189.
Hong Kong: Concerned groups urged the Indonesian government to implement UN CEDAW Committee recommendations promptly
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 12, 2015 02:44 PMAmnesty International Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (IMWU) and International Domestic Workers Network (IDWN) today urged the Indonesian government to implement these recommendations promptly. Moreover, the Hong Kong government, in cooperation with the Indonesian Consulate, must rectify failures in its mechanisms to protect domestic workers from labour exploitation by recruiters and employers.
Philippines: The second country after Uruguay Ratifies C189!
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 12, 2015 02:29 PMThe Philippines has ratified the C189, becoming the second country to do so. The Senate voted in favor of the Convention on Monday, 6th August 2012 when the Bill was submitted for the final reading at the Session.
Philippines: Implementing C189 in the country
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 10, 2015 05:55 PMSince ratification on 6 August, the Senate has now agreed a new national Domestic Workers Bill. However, it is still pending at the House of Representatives.
USA: Domestic Workers Win Recognition - NDWA won regional award at the Classy Awards!
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 12, 2015 03:00 PMThe National Domestic Workers Alliance won the Classy Award in the Western Region, in the Human Rights Category. The Classy Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country. Being chosen as a CLASSY Award Regional Winner is a testament to the courage and determination of the thousands of everyday heroines who make up NDWA.
Peru: Unions campaign together sending a joint letter to the president
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 12, 2015 03:28 PMOn July 28, the two major domestic workers trade unions in Peru, SINTTRAHOL and SINTRAHOGARP with support from the two trade unions national centres, CUT and CGTP, and other allied organizations, sent a joint letter to the president of the country to demand ratification of the C189. Since the IDWN and Global Network Conference on Domestic Workers held on April 15, the two domestic workers unions have been working together to campaign for the ratification of C189.
Global: 2012 June 16 - International Domestic Workers Day Celebrations and actions around the world
— by IDWFED — last modified Feb 17, 2016 06:35 PMThe first ever International Domestic Workers’ Day was celebrated on June 16 in countries in every continent– in Canada, Peru, South Africa, India, Belgium, and so on. Over 50 organizations of domestic workers, trade unions and other civil society groups across the world held activities.
Global: IUF Resolution on decent work and dignity for Domestic Workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 12, 2015 04:05 PMWelcomes the adoption of the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (No. 189) and Recommendation (No. 201) by the 100th annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 16 June 2011.
Philippines: Urge the Government to Ratify C189 within the next month
— by IDWFED — last modified Jan 11, 2016 05:36 PMPlease convey a message immediately to the Government of the Philippines to hasten the process so that the C189 will be ratified within the next three months. You may write or request a meeting to the Filipino Consulate in your country.
South Africa: One step closer to C189 ratification
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 13, 2015 03:45 PMSADSAWU applauds NEDLAC and is urging their government to speed up the process. The South African government and its partners was a leading force in the negotiations in June 2011 at the ILO conference. This will be indeed a celebration for all domestic workers in South Africa and the World on the 16th June 2012, if South Africa ratifies this Convention 189 and all other African countries will do the same.
Switzerland: The country should ratify C189
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 13, 2015 04:35 PMDomestic workers and home nurses need above all more rights and obligatory standards, Sarah Schilliger of the Institute for Sociology Basel says, who is writing her thesis about 24-hour-nurses from Eastern Europe. Households today are not part of the work law.
Switzerland: IDWN Delegation at the IUF Women Conference and the 26th Congress
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 13, 2015 04:14 PMMyrtle Witbooi, the Chair of the IDWN, addressed the Congress by thanking the IUF for its support to build a strong IDWN and in the ratification campaign. She informed the Congress that her government of South Africa will soon ratify the C189.
USA: Celebrating Mother's Day by protesting for the rights of domestic workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 13, 2015 04:31 PMDomestic workers ask senators to approve the bill of rights.
Luxemburg: OGBL demands government to ratify ILO conventions
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 13, 2015 04:33 PMThe Independent Union of Luxemburg OGBL detected that four ILO conventions haven't yet been ratified by the country, among them Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers.
UAE: Proposed Law to Benefit Domestic Workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 13, 2015 04:52 PMImportant Opportunity to Ensure Legislation Meets International Standards
Africa: Rights of Female Migrants and Domestic Workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:19 PMTechnical meeting within the framework of the Africa-EU Migration, Mobility and Employment Partnership (MME) 10th to 11th of May, 2012 Nairobi, Kenya
Singapore: Deaths of domestic workers force government to act
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:12 PMThe death of eight Indonesian young girls since the beginning of the year accentuates the pressure on the Singaporean government to improve the work conditions of these foreign domestic workers
Spain: New contract for Domestic Workers of Morocco enters into force
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 18, 2015 09:09 PMThe Government Delegation of the spanish exclave Ceuta has informed about the entrance into force of new part-time contracts for domestic workers of Morocco, with a minimum of 20 hours weekly and a maximum of 40.
Switzerland: Zurich deputies concerned about implemantation of Domestic Workers' right
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 18, 2015 05:20 PMInterpellation at cantonal parliament of Zurich by AL (Alternative List) deputies concerning Domestic Workers' rights implementation referring to the new law from 1 Jan 2011 on minimum wages and regulated labor time.
Global: Domestic workers call to ratify C189 on the May Day
— by IDWFED — last modified May 03, 2016 06:22 PMOn May Day unions, non-governmental organizations and religious groups worldwide called on their governments to ratify the ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers.
Uruguay: First country ratifying C189
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 23, 2015 04:34 PMGroundbreaking Treaty to Protect Millions of Women and Girls Worldwide
Colombia: Support for domestic work
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 23, 2015 03:59 PMMinister Pardo presented before the Congress ILO Convention 189, that promotes the rights of domestic workers.
Angola: Law project on Domestic Work
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 23, 2015 04:26 PMThe director of the Legal Office of the Ministry for Public Administration, Employment and Social Security, Jesus Maiato, presented Monday, in Luanda, the decree project on domestic work.
Lebanon: Migrant domestic workers in Arab nations are dying - it's time to act
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2015 03:58 PMThe Lebanese Anti-Racism Movement is organising a "die-in" this Saturday in Beirut and London, with protesters lying in front of the Lebanese embassy to highlight the maltreatment of migrant domestic workers. While several local organisations have been working tirelessly for some years to bring attention to the plight of migrant workers, the aim of this protest is to push the Lebanese government into measureable positive action.
Jamaica: JHWA joins forces to eliminate child labor
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 23, 2015 04:43 PMWith more than 6,000 children engaged in the worst form of child labour in Jamaica, the Jamaica Household Workers Association (JHWA) in partnership with the United Nations (UN) through the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Clarendon Parish Development Committee (CPDC) and the Rocky Point Benevolent Society, launched the Jamaica's ‘Rescue A Child – Save the Future’ programme.
Barbados: Steps being made towards ratification of ILO convention on domestic workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2015 04:38 PMThis country is working towards the ratification of the International Labour Organisation’s convention that addresses domestic workers.
Uruguay: First Country to Ratify C189
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2015 04:34 PMUruguay’s House of Representatives approved on 25 April 2012 the International Labour Convention No. 189 on decent work for domestic workers. The ratification will have a significant impact on domestic workers rights in Uruguay and worldwide: C189 comes into force once two countries have ratified it. In other words, we are getting very close to safeguarding C189 as an international instrument.
Mexico: 65.8% of the informal jobs created in the last 5 years
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2015 06:10 PMIn Mexico, between the last trimester of 2006 and the respective one of 2011, 65.8 percent of the new employments that were created was in the informal economy. Also unemployment grew 33.3 percent in that period, reaching the number of 2.7 million people, who added to those already in that condition, totalized almost nine million inhabitants.
Costa Rica: A legislative dialogue on the ratification of C189
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2015 06:16 PMIn view of her experience and affinity with subjects regarding gender equity and to the social area, legislator Alicia Fournier Vargas was summoned by the Presidency of the Legislative Assembly to participate in an appointment in the Congress, to set out her points of view and to interchange impressions with Mr. Virgilio Levaggi, subregional director of the International Labor Organization (ILO), around the Law Project of Approval of the Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers (Convention 189) analyzed under file 18335.
Guinea: "We must protect the domestic workers who hold our life and our safety."
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 26, 2015 02:51 PM“We must protect the domestic workers who hold our life and our safety” said Asmaou Bah, general secretary of the domestic workers' union SYNTRAD in an interview with Animata.com. In this conversation, she reconsidered the process of Convention 189 ratification by Guinea, the work conditions of domestic workers.