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Story Hong Kong: Domestic Workers won $180 Pay Rise in September
by IDWFED published Sep 20, 2012 last modified Nov 05, 2015 03:27 PM
Foreign domestic workers have won a HK$ 180 pay rise to HK$ 3,920 a month with new contracts from today. The 4.8 percent increase is their biggest in years.
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Story Mauritius: Third Country to Ratify C189
by IDWFED published Sep 18, 2012 last modified Nov 05, 2015 03:30 PM
Mauritius has ratified C189. It is the third country after Uruguay and the Philippines.
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Story Lilypond music sheet Philippines: Remittances by Filipinos overseas up 5.4% to $1.81B in July
by IDWFED published Sep 17, 2012 last modified Nov 05, 2015 03:36 PM
Overseas Filipinos sent $11.9 B in first 7 months
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Resource Decent Work for Domestic Workers on Migration und Integration Info 3 – neue CARITAS September 2012
by IDWFED published Sep 17, 2012 last modified Feb 03, 2016 04:38 PM
Its title is Menschenwürdige Arbeit für Hausangestellte, pp.5–6. The article is written by Karin Pape, IDWN Coordinator for Europe. It is a follow-up of the "VIII. Annual Conference Illegality", which took place 7-9 March 2012 in Berlin, organized by three different catholic organizations. The focus of the Conference was "Irregular Migration and work in private households".
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Story Nicaragua: National Assembly has received the motion to ratify the C189
by IDWFED published Sep 14, 2012 last modified Nov 05, 2015 03:51 PM
On the progress of the ratification of C189 in Nicaragua, the National Assembly has received the motion to ratify the C189. Despite support from its Minister of Labour, the National Assembly has yet to resolve some contentious issues such as working hours and minimum wage.
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Story Troff document USA: Trafficked domestic worker allowed to stay in US after winning settlement against diplomat
by IDWFED published Sep 14, 2012 last modified Nov 05, 2015 03:46 PM
“I want people to realize that this is really happening here in America to domestic workers,” said Dema at a September 13 press conference organized by Damayan and the Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center.
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Story Octet Stream Philippines: A Filipino overseas worker, who just arrived from Syria, weeps after arriving at airport in Pasay City, Metro Manila
by IDWFED published Sep 11, 2012 last modified Nov 06, 2015 09:27 PM
A Filipino overseas worker, who just arrived from Syria, weeps after arriving at Ninoy Aquino International airport in Pasay City, Metro Manila September 11, 2012.
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Story Nepal: Is Nepal's New Labor Ban Futile?
by IDWFED published Sep 09, 2012 last modified Nov 06, 2015 09:33 PM
Nepal and the Philippines recently announced intentions to reduce labor migration to the Gulf. Nepal will begin prohibiting female under the age of 30 from migrating to the region, while the Philippines is seeking to gradually terminate domestic worker migration to all nations over the next five years. Nepal’s ban on workers to the Gulf applies only to females under the age of 30. This number seems rather arbitrary, as domestic workers of all ages face the same difficulties.
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Story India: Receives $66.13bn In Remittances in the year 2011-12
by IDWFED published Sep 08, 2012 last modified Nov 06, 2015 09:38 PM
India received over $66.13 billion in remittances in the year 2011-12 as compared to $55.62bn in the previous, a hike of 19 per cent. "We have received $66.13 bn in remittances in 2011-12," Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
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Story USA: Give better pay to home care workers
by IDWFED published Sep 07, 2012 last modified Nov 06, 2015 09:44 PM
More than 90% of Americans agree that senior citizens should be able to age in their homes and communities. You don't want to visit your grandparents in a nursing home any more than they want to live there. But for the stay-at-home elderly to have so-called "independent living" they must be highly dependent on the home care aides who look after medication schedules, cook meals, assist with bathing and generally keep them happy and healthy.
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