
Landmark treaty for domestic workers comes into force
The International Labour Organization’s Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) comes into force on 5 September 2013, extending basic labour rights to domestic workers around

The International Labour Organization’s Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) comes into force on 5 September 2013, extending basic labour rights to domestic workers around

A United Nations treaty entering into force today will extend the labour and social rights of some 53 million domestic workers around the world. Details


On June 16, we will celebrate the second anniversary of the C189 with 7 countries already having ratified the Convention: Uruguay, Philippines, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Italy,



On August 25, domestic workers in Thailand secured another landmark victory: the Cabinet approved a