Skilled to change her life
The story of Yamrot, from Ethiopia While paid domestic work is care work and skilled work, the conception that it requires no skills and naturally
The story of Yamrot, from Ethiopia While paid domestic work is care work and skilled work, the conception that it requires no skills and naturally
Gloria: Cape Town, South Africa Most days, Gloria is up by 5:30am to get a 7:00am bus to the Cape Town SADSAWU offices (South African
Aimée: Lomé, Togo Six days a week, Aimée rises before dawn to begin the 90-minute commute to her employer’s home in downtown Lomé, Togo. Her
Details “We have a master’s degree in our minds!” An ininterrupted education did not interrupt Nellie’s ambitions Nellie Dina Kahua, the General Secretary of the
Emebet organizes domestic workers in Ethiopia Details “Domestic workers are at a disadvantage and the international community should know that.” Emebet is a 28-year-old domestic
Asmaou Bah sets an example, SYNEM-Guinea Details We must employ pregnant, breastfeeding women, and mothers:Asmaou Bah sets an example Asmaou Bah Doukouré, the general secretary
After 17 years as a domestic worker in Kathmandu, Sabriti Chaudhary was falsely accused of stealing by one of her employers. Desperate for help, she turned to the Homeworkers’ Trade Union of Nepal (HUN) and found the support she needed. HUN’s General Secretary, Gyanu Kshatri, intervened, proved her innocence, and secured seven months of withheld wages.
At a high-level event held on November 17 in Amsterdam, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions...
Shirley Pryce, a historic leader of the domestic workers movement, has been appointed as a member of the UN-Habitat Advisory...
As a result of the sustained and creative advocacy efforts led by the Domestic Services Workers Union (DSWU) in Ghana,...
In just one week, domestic workers in the Americas achieved two victories that may prove a turning point in their...
July 25, 2025 will go down in history as a turning point for domestic workers in Colombia. On that day,...
On July 12, nearly one hundred participants gathered for a pivotal national consultation on decent work in the care economy,...