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Costa Rica: ASTRADOMES march on the May Day
by IDWFED published May 01, 2014 last modified May 03, 2016 05:10 PM — filed under:
IDWF affiliate, ASTRADOMES from Costa Rica, in the 2014 May Day march.
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Mozambique: SINED union action on May Day
by IDWFED published May 01, 2014 last modified May 03, 2016 05:10 PM — filed under:
SINED union in Mozambique marching during the May day. Main theme was campaign for ratification of C189.
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Story chemical/x-mdl-rdfile Mayday for domestic Workers: Why the demand for domestic workers' rights must be heard
by IDWFED published Apr 29, 2014 last modified May 03, 2016 06:10 PM — filed under:
More than half of all work carried out by the world's population is domestic care work. So this International Workers Day on 1 May, maybe it's a good time to ask: why do domestic workers have so few rights? And why is no one speaking up about it?
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Story chemical/x-pdb Hong Kong: Domestic Workers' May Day Statement
by IDWFED published May 01, 2013 last modified May 03, 2016 05:12 PM — filed under:
Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers' Unions (FADWU), as one of the important labour force in Hong Kong, joins May Day Rally today and hopes to convey a message that, no matter migrant workers and local workers, should be treated with justice and equal rights.
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Mexico: CONLACTRAHO elected new leadership & adopted a 4-year Action Plan
by IDWFED published May 05, 2012 last modified May 03, 2016 06:11 PM — filed under:
CONLACTRAHO, the regional organization of domestic workers organizations in Latin America and the Caribbeans held its 6th Congress in Mexico City on May 1 – 5, 2012. It concluded by adopting a 4-year Action Plan and elected a new leadership.
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Story Global: Domestic workers call to ratify C189 on the May Day
by IDWFED published May 01, 2012 last modified May 03, 2016 06:22 PM — filed under:
On May Day unions, non-governmental organizations and religious groups worldwide called on their governments to ratify the ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers.
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Story Latin American & Caribbean: 6th CONLACTRAHO Congress and Regional Seminar
by IDWFED published Mar 30, 2012 last modified May 03, 2016 06:22 PM — filed under:
The secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Domestic Workers (CONLACTRAHO) has the honor to invite to participate in the “6th Congress and Regional Seminar”, which will be carried out from the 1 to the 5 of May 2012 in Mexico.
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Hong Kong: May Day Rally for Adoption of ILO Convention on Domestic Workers
by IDWFED published May 27, 2011 last modified May 03, 2016 05:24 PM — filed under:
Every year on May Day, domestic workers join HKCUT rally. 2011 May day is a special May Day for us. One month later, member states of International Labour Organization (ILO) will vote at the 100th session of International Labour Conference on the adoption of an ILO convention on domestic workers. This will be the first time that domestic workers are declared internationally as workers. We should enjoy labour rights and should be treated equally with other workers.
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Story USA: TUCA Publishes Support for Domestic Workers
by IDWFED published May 01, 2011 last modified May 03, 2016 06:20 PM — filed under:
On May 1 women workers in the Americas mobilized to demand from governments and business the responses needed to assure passage of the new agreement “Decent Work for Domestic Workers” at the next International Labour Conference.
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Story Asia: Joint Declaration on Celebrating May Day 2010 as "Asian Domestic Workers' Day"
by IDWFED published May 01, 2010 last modified May 03, 2016 05:10 PM — filed under:
“We are not begging for special treatment. We, domestic workers, are claiming our basic rights. We are demanding equal treatment and proper recognition as workers and members of society. We will continue to fight abuses and exploitation. We want freedom from slavery.” - Sringatin, Chairperson, Federation of Asian Domestic Workers’ Union (FADWU, Hong Kong)
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