In rural towns across Kenya, it is common to see hundreds of people gathered outside churches, schools, and community centers. Long lines also form outside convention halls in major cities...
Just weeks after its Netflix premiere, the series María la Caprichosa (Defying Destiny, in English)—inspired by the life of Afro-Colombian domestic worker leader Pérxides María Roa Borja—has climbed to the...
Over the last four years, amid highly discriminatory and oppressive labor and immigration policies, migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Malaysia have made the unthinkable possible: they have organized collectively, built...
July 25, 2025 marked a turning point for domestic workers in Colombia: The Ministry of Labor issued a resolution establishing collective bargaining for domestic work and creating a Tripartite Dialogue...
Rosa: Lima, Peru Rosa has been a domestic worker in Lima for 32 years. A single mother, she’s proud to provide her 19-year-old daughter with the education that wasn’t possible...
Maria: Mexico City, Mexico Like many indigenous domestic workers in Mexico, Maria is an internal migrant – travelling from a small village to Mexico City. In the beginning she worked...
Maggie: Doha, Qatar As one of 173,000 migrant domestic workers in Qatar, Maggie has always been active in the Kenyan diaspora community, and in organising her sector. The fledgling Kenyan...
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 Domestic Service and Allied Workers...
War hits everyone, but it hits hardest those who are already vulnerable. Just when it
On August 25, domestic workers in Thailand secured another landmark victory: the Cabinet approved a draft Royal Decree to extend...
On July 1, Brazil enacted Law No. 15,455/2026, establishing protection and support measures for domestic workers rescued from slavery-like conditions....
Adriana Paz Ramírez, General Secretary of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), together with leaders from SINACTRAHO Mexico, took part...
Geneva, Switzerland | 1–12 June 2026 The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) participated in the 114th Session of the International...
From May 3 to 8, the IDWF participated in the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) at the United Nations Headquarters...
The 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), which focused on women’s and girls’ access to...