Last month domestic workers celebrated June 16, International Domestic Workers Day, around the world.

Special thanks to those who launched the My Fair Home campaign.

You can see a collection of photos of these activities here and news of the events here.

In Latin America, the campaign My Fair Home took off with great success in Mexico and Argentina who joined their voices to the movement of domestic workers globally. 

In Mexico the Collective of Employers "Home Fair Home" formed in 2013 and representing more than 70 members joins the campaign to promote the rights of domestic workers together with the Union of Domestic Workers in Mexico (SINACTRAHO) and the Centro de Apoyo y Capacitación para Empleadas del hogar (CACEH).

In Argentina, the Unión Personal Auxiliar de Casas Particulares (UPACP) took advantage during the second year of tripartite discussions to launch the campaign. During the meetings, issues on wages, domestic work, migration and greater opportunity for the sector were discussed.

One month after launching the campaign, UPACP continues to sign employers in the province of Santa Fe, the Consulates of Paraguay and Bolivia, Employers' Association Sacra, Unions in Santa Fe, Rosario, the Secretary of Labour Relations, ILO and will continue with the National Ministry of Labour (and the campaign just started).

UPACP also just launched the mobile application "Migration and Domestic Work". This is an interactive resource designed specifically for migrant domestic workers in Argentina, but is also relevant to any domestic worker who speaks Spanish. The application provides simple and accessible information on rights and legal protections, as well as a network of support and contacts available locally for domestic workers. Since Argentina has adopted Convention 189, this application shows how the protections of the Convention are reflected in national legislation.

Download application: bit.ly/29EmTW3

National Trade Union Centres in four Asian countries have taken the lead to promote My Fair Home Campaign. They are SENTRO in the Philippines, KSPI in Indonesia, HKCTU in Hong Kong, as well as Gefont and NTUC in Nepal. 

In Hong Kong, HKCTU and FADWU launched the My Fair Home Campaign, six employers spoke out to pledge My Fair Home (Click for more). 

And in Indonesia, KSPI, a national trade union centre, started a mapping among its members to know who are employers of domestic workers.

In the Philippines, UNITED organized a discussion meeting with employers who pledged at the end of the discussion to ensure domestic workers rights.

Click for more and a video.

SENTRO invited UNITED to its executive committee meeting to introduce My Fair Home Campaign. SENTRO, national trade union centre in the Philippines, adopted a resolution that it will inform its members to notify SENTRO if they are employers of domestic workers.

EFFAT (European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions) is joining the IDWF “My Fair Home” campaign and calls upon trade union staff and members who employ domestic workers at their home to sign the the pledge. See the website EFFAT has set up here.

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