Zambia: Domestic Workers Union of Zambia (DWUZ)
by IDWFED
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Sep 22, 2014 01:18 PM
Domestic Workers Union of Zambia (DWUZ)
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Objectives
Organization Structure:
The organization is registered under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. It has a leadership structure including a President, Vice President, General Secretary and two deputies. Decisions are taken at council meetings, executive, and general meetings. Leaders are elected by members, and there are staff employees.Objectives:
To look into the plight and rights of domestic workers by representing, sensitizing, and educating them. Fighting for their conditions and decent work for them.Strategy:
The organization began as an Association in 2007; recruiting members with a door to door campaign, they formed a union. Because of National legislation, many workers feel that they are inadequately represented. Tough laws and length processes of justification makes their lobbying a long process. However, through workshops with stakeholders, lobbying, advertising, and legal service provisions, the union seeks to improve conditions for domestic workers. Most important success to date is grievance handling.
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