Argentina

Brazil

Chile

UPACP

• Launched a campaign that highlights prevention and protection for domestic workers and employers from COVID-19.

• Launched a fundraising campaign to help DWs with basic goods and food. More on the fundraiser on their facebook page.

• Issued a press release reporting that many DWs are being fired and demanding the government to provide vouchers for food and basic goods. The union also urged domestic workers to report cases of abuse and irregularities. More information here.
  

FENATRAD

• Working on setting up a fund to address the arising needs of DWs.

• Giving advice and legal orientation by phone whenever possible.

• Delivering relief packages that contain staple food, medicines and protective gear (masks, cloves, soap, hand sanitizers) to union members and their families.

FESINTRACAP

• Sent a bill to the Congress to modify the Labor Law in order to protect domestic workers. This bill states that DWs should be able to stop working, if the government declares a state of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the emergency period, employers must pay full salary to formal and informal domestic workers, and cannot terminate the work contract. They promoted this through a social media campaign, on CNN, and on T13.

Colombia

Dominican Republic

Mexico

UTRASD

• Issued a press statement and campaign to highlight the situation. Read more: El trabajo doméstico en tiempo de crisis 24-03-20.pdf

UNFETRAH, SINTRADOMES-CASC and ATH

• Distributing food, medicine and protective gear to members of their union.

• Issued a statement to members of the government and on social media advocating on behalf of DWs, calling authorities and employers to protect domestic workers by:

•  paying leave during the COVID-19 crisis
  
  
•  allowing DWs to stay at home to take care of their families
  
  
• giving an extraordinary compensation to those who have to keep working

• Sent a petition to the government requesting that informal and DWs should benefit from the program “Stay Home”. 

• Providing domestic workers with information on different ways to contact them to report cases of abuse and irregularities at work during the COVID-19 crisis. View more on their facebook page.

SINACTRAHO

• Launched two campaigns:

• one for workers and their employers, pushing for employers to respect labor and human rights of domestic workers. This campaign was done in collaboration with the employers group Hogar Justo Hogar.
  
  
•  one for domestic workers on how to protect themselves from COVID-19

• Learn more on their page: Sinactraho CDMX - Home.

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

FETRADOMOV

•  Issued a statement asking the government to develop a plan for sanitary and preventative measures and to protect the rights and health of DWs.

•  Demanded the distribution of food vouchers for DWs.

• Sharing information with DWs on COVID-19.

• Distributing relief packages.

SINGRETRADS

• Maintain direct contact with authorities to follow up on their decisions and ensure that they are keeping the rights of DWs in mind.

• Conducted a mapping of DWs needs and shared the information with the government to ensure that these individuals receive assistance. 

SINTRADI and SINTRADESPY

• Delivering food to the children, elderly and sick people.
  

• Providing faster and more immediate relief to their union members compared to what the government is doing. You can read more about it here, and here. 

• Made a statement asking the society for more humanity and solidarity.

Peru