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Story of Gloria

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...

Story of Aimee

Aimée: Lomé, Togo Six days a week, Aimée rises before dawn to begin the 90-minute...

We Have a Master’s Degree

Details “We have a master’s degree in our minds!” An ininterrupted education did not interrupt...

Full of Hope

Emebet organizes domestic workers in Ethiopia Details “Domestic workers are at a disadvantage and the...

We must employ pregnant, breastfeeding women, and mothers

Asmaou Bah sets an example, SYNEM-Guinea Details We must employ pregnant, breastfeeding women, and mothers:Asmaou...

SYNEMAG-B is playing many chords

Income generating activities for dispossessed workers, IDWF Calendar 2022 Details SYNEMAG-B is playing many chords: Income...

There is Safety in Numbers

IDWF Calendar, Jordan Details Nour[1] came to the Middle East from Ethiopia 20 years ago. Initially,...

Interview with Justina Jonas, MANWU, Namibia

On the International Day to Eradicate Poverty, we spoke to unionists and domestic worker leaders...

Interview with Nellie Dina Kahua, NDAWU, Namibia

On the International Day to Eradicate Poverty, we spoke to unionists and domestic worker leaders...

You sing when you wash when there is happiness in the home, interview with Esther Kosi, DSWU, Ghana

Interview with Esther Kosi, General Secretary of DSWU, Ghana Details YOU SING WHEN YOU WASH...

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In Loving Memory of Our Comrade Angela Clarke

With indescribable sadness, we say goodbye to our sister Angela Clarke, IDWF Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean. Her sudden passing...

Historic Breakthrough in Guatemala!

We achieved the implementation of a Multisectoral Committee for Domestic Workers’ Rights As a result of the advocacy and social...

Key Wins for Global Unions at the CSW69!

This year, at the sixty-ninth session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women – CSW69, which took place...

A New Online Hub in the Fight for Labor Justice for Migrants in the Gulf

The Coalition on Labor Justice for Migrants in the Gulf is excited to announce the launch of its inaugural website,...

Collective Bargaining Becomes a Reality for Domestic Workers in Zimbabwe

Historic Milestone of Our Affiliate ZDAWU! As a result of a powerful process of social dialogue fostered by the Zimbabwe...

We have reinstated the tripartite dialogue table on domestic work in Paraguay!

As a result of a series of actions led by the IDWF team in Latin America and our affiliates SINTRADESPY...