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IDWF Message on International Domestic Workers Day 2022
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 16, 2022 04:16 PM"Domestic workers spent 3 years at the ILO to fight for the Domestic Workers’ Convention, and now we are proud to celebrate it, 11 years after its adoption. It is our convention; we must know it, own it, and use it."
Ratify the C189 Decent Work for Domestic Workers - Formalizing the Informal Workers and Achieving Gender Equality in Spain
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 15, 2022 02:01 PMAn Open Letter to Mr. Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister and members of the SENATE of Spain on the International Domestic Workers Day 2022.
Global Position Paper from Workers' Organizations in the Informal Economy
— by IDWFED — last modified May 27, 2022 04:25 PMILC 110th Session – General Discussion on the Social and Solidarity Economy
Freedom of Association: Migrant Domestic Workers Path towards Labor Rights
— by IDWFED — last modified May 11, 2022 04:37 PMIDWF IMRF Side Event 2022
Singapore: Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers Conducted a Training in Organizing
— by IDWFED — last modified May 11, 2022 02:59 PMOn Sunday, 27 March, 2022, Persaudaraan Pekerja Migran Indonesia (IPPMI) in Singapore organized the 1st training in organizing supported by International Domestic Workers Federation. IPPMI Singapore was established in March 2021, amid the pandemic, with the aims of organizing MDWs and building a safe space for them to gather, exchange ideas and learn together in Singapore.
Let's Talk about Resilience - The Pandemic and Domestic Workers in Latin America and the Caribbean
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 10, 2022 05:39 PMThe Covid-19 crisis has shown the terrible lack of protection that domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean suffer, but it has also shown that without them, our societies collapse. There is only one way to repair such a contradiction: the Latin American states need to recognize domestic work as work and guarantee it is carried out in decent conditions, equal to those of other salaried sectors.
"We are Not Part of Your Family; We Have Our Own" - The Domestic Workers' Movement
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 10, 2022 05:40 PMDomestic workers in Latin America are united to ensure that domestic work is projected as decent work with a comprehensive care system. The Guide is an additional tool to promote safe and healthy conditions in the workplace with an additional focus on co-responsibility with employers so that they fully comply with their obligations. This protects both parties with responsibility and conviction to improve working conditions. The effective recovery of the economy and society demands, today more than ever, solutions with a gender equity perspective where the role of domestic work and care is at the center and forefront of the fight against poverty.
We've Come a Long Way and a Long Way We Will Go - IDWF Announcement on IWD 2022
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 08, 2022 03:30 PMLet’s break the silence. Let’s stand tall. Let’s move mountains.
IDWF events in March of 2022, at around the UNCSW 66th Session
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 16, 2022 02:05 PMSummary of IDWF events in March of 2022, at around the UNCSW 66th Session
Silent No More: Domestic Workers Confront Violence at Work
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 04, 2022 06:03 PMA webinar organised by the International Domestic Workers Federation and LabourStart.
The War Must Stop Now: IDWF Solidarity Statement with Ukraine
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 04, 2022 09:20 PMIn Solidarity with Ukraine, the people of Ukraine, and the people in Ukraine. May this war end now.
Media launch of Fit for Purpose - assessing compliance with the Code of Practice
— by Fish Ip — last modified Feb 18, 2022 03:54 PMFADWU research report reveals government monitoring on private employment agencies is still lacking.
IDWF Statement on the Global Day of Action on Care 2021
— by IDWFED — last modified Oct 29, 2021 02:49 PMAs care work is not only the unpaid feminized labor within families, but it also encompasses work within the paid economy, particularly jobs that provide market substitutes for services women once provided in the home, we must investigate the labor divides within the paid care sector.
In Solidarity: IDWF calls for the inclusion of domestic workers in evacuation plans in Afghanistan
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 21, 2021 05:41 PMWe call for the inclusion of domestic workers in evacuation plans and the creation of safe channels for the return of low-waged migrants in Afghanistan to their home countries.
Sri Lanka: Minister of Labor pledges to make laws for domestic workers
— by Fish Ip — last modified Aug 16, 2021 02:13 PMWith over a decade's fight for a domestic workers law by the Domestic Workers Union (DWU), Hon Namal Siripala De Silva, Labour minister of Sri Lanka, has promised now to bring cabinet paper within 2 weeks time to legally protect domestic workers.
ILC109: Workers take fight for social protection to ILC
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 11, 2021 04:43 PMThe global networks of workers in the informal economy outlined three key demands for the discussion: 1) Direct representation of informal economy worker organizations, 2) universal social protection and 3) Collective and solidarity financing of social protection systems. Below is a summary of how these demands were reflected in the ILC discussion, and in the adopted conclusions.
The Battle is Not Over: We will Keep Uplifting Domestic Worker's Voices
— by IDWFED — last modified Jul 13, 2021 11:05 PMInterview with Doug Moore
COVID-19: Guidance for Occupational Safety and Health for Employers and Domestic Workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 21, 2021 05:48 PMAs part of the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, we have the immense pleasure to invite you to join us for the launch of COVID-19: Guidance for Occupational Safety and Health for Employers and Domestic Workers.
The Silver Lining: Domestic Workers Organizing One Decade On - IDWF Statement on June 16, 2021
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 16, 2021 03:26 PMDomestic work must not stand outside of social protection, and domestic workers’ organizing must take a seat at every negotiation table: within unionism, social dialogue, and policy making.
PERTIMIG Held Its First Online Founding Congress Amidst Malaysia Lockdown
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 21, 2021 03:07 PMIndonesian Migrant Domestic Workers Association (PERTIMIG) held the 1st Online Founding Congress on 13th June 2021 despite Malaysia lockdown, proving how domestic workers movement is unstoppable and strong.
The Domestic Workers Convention (C189) celebrates its 10th anniversary but Social Protection is not yet part of our reality
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 10, 2021 05:21 PMOn June 16th, the Convention 189 (C189), a huge milestone for Domestic Workers around the world, celebrates its 10th anniversary. The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) will mark this occasion in a zoom webinar on June 13th. We will remember how in 2011, workers, employers, and governments came together to adopt the convention on decent work for domestic workers.
10 Years of Resilience: a Celebration of the Domestic Workers Convention
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 06, 2021 03:52 PMThe IDWF is going to have this Webinar celebration with domestic workers from all around the world!
Hong Kong: Financial Accounting Manager (CLOSED)
— by IDWFED — last modified Oct 15, 2021 04:01 PMWe are hiring a Financial Accounting Manager to fulfill the following key responsibilities and tasks.
Solidarity Statement with the Oppressed in the Ongoing Violence in Palestine
— by IDWFED — last modified May 24, 2021 11:33 PMIt is in this spirit of solidarity that the IDWF expresses its grief for the lives lost in the escalating violence in Palestine and Israel. Many innocent lives lost among which is a domestic worker, Soumya Santhosh, whom we mourn greatly.
May Day 2021 : Against Incidental Survival: Social Protection for Domestic Workers is not Luxury, it is a Must.
— by IDWFED — last modified May 01, 2021 03:49 PM"Social protection must not be the exclusionary luxury of some workers only, but a basic undeniable right for domestic workers as well,” said Myrtle Witbooi, President of IDWF. “No recovery would be possible otherwise."
No Recovery is Possible without us: Health and Safety at Work for Domestic Workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Apr 28, 2021 05:17 PMThere is no safe way to emerge from this pandemic without the insurance of health and safety at work for domestic workers.
Global: Equitable Access to Rights and Freedom from Violence for Transgender Domestic Workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 31, 2021 11:15 AMIDWF Statement on the International Day of Transgender Visibility
Global: IDWF joining 181 Organizations for Women's Rights Call Upon United Nations (UN) Security Council to Hold Myanmar Military Accountable for Violence Against Women
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 24, 2021 10:59 PMAmplifying the people’s call for justice, together, the 182 members of the global women’s rights movement call upon the Security Council: " We are now asking you to take all necessary measures against the Myanmar military, in order to break the cycles of violence and abuse that have gone on for too long."
CSW65: 10 Years since C189: Domestic Workers' Need for Social Protection
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 25, 2021 06:06 PMIDWF Parallel event at the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum 2021
Africa: Domestic Workers in Tanzania, Zambia, and Burkina Faso organized entrepreneurial initiatives to tackle COVID-19 and support each other´s economy.
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 11, 2021 04:58 PMThe IGA initiative is of great importance because it lets the members and the branches maintain their sustainability while generating an income that helps the organization and the Domestic Workers to feel protected.