It’s probably the biggest social movement that you’ve never heard of. Unless, of course, you are one of the millions of activists directly involved. But the world’s “invisible workforce” is
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 globe. Details The International
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 A United Nations treaty entering
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, Paraguay and Bolivia. The IDWN
In recognition of the groundbreaking efforts of domestic workers worldwide to organize for greater awareness of and respect for their work, their historic success in the adoption of the ILO
The 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
As a result of a series of actions led by the IDWF team in Latin
This Survey was designed in April 2020 since it was already clear for the regional IDWF team in Latin America...
We have to ensure that domestic workers are covered by all EU labour and social legislation, including occupational health and...
In this newly published report, SEWA – the Self Employed Women’s Association, shared their stories in organizing domestic workers and...
