On the International Day to Eradicate Poverty, we spoke to unionists and domestic worker leaders on their insights of how poverty affects the sector of domestic work and how women
Interview with Esther Kosi, General Secretary of DSWU, Ghana Details YOU SING WHEN YOU WASH WHEN THERE IS HAPPINESS IN THE HOME Interview with Esther Kosi, General Secretary of DSWU, Ghana
Contributors: HTS-Union (UHFTAWU) In 2016 HTS-Union (UHFTAWU) ran radio campaigns on domestic workers that was not limited to locals, but also migrant domestic workers. As a result over 67 local
Contributors: KUDHEIHA Ruth Khakame is a rising domestic worker leader in KUDHEIHA (Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals, and Allied Workers. She has been a domestic worker for
Contributors: Chris Burns/Equal Times Iscah Achieng is back home in Kenya and feels lucky to be alive. Recently released from her abusive employers in Saudi Arabia, she tells a harrowing
Barbro Budin, Project and Gender Equality Coordinator of the IUF spoke at a side event:
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) congratulates the Union of Auxiliary Personnel of Private Houses of Argentina (UPACP) for its
“Domestic workers spent 3 years at the ILO to fight for the Domestic Workers’ Convention, and now we are proud
Let’s break the silence. Let’s stand tall. Let’s move mountains. We’ve Come a Long Way and a Long Way We
Domestic work must not stand outside of social protection, and domestic workers’ organizing must take a seat at every negotiation
Domestic workers as providers and recipients of care, should have both their labour rights and care needs to be recognized.
