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IDWF e-Newsletter #19 - November 2017
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 12, 2018 09:09 PMTowards Better Rights for Migrant Domestic Workers, IDWF Ensures their Voice in the Processes
Global Estimates of Modern Slavery - Forced Labour and Forced Marriage
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 12, 2017 05:23 PMNew figures show that more than 40 million people globally are under modern slavery situation. Among them, 25 million are in forced labour and 15 million in forced marriage. 16 million in forced labour are in the private sector with one fourth of them are domestic workers.
Global: Support IDWF Campaign to Stop Gender-based Violence, Support ILO Convention
— by IDWFED — last modified May 31, 2018 05:13 PMWe aim to build capacities of our affiliates to stop GBV and address the issues effectively. This will include achieving an ILO Convention and enabling domestic workers to improve the knowledge and skills in this regard.
Lebanon: ILO Interregional Consultation on Labour Migration and Mobility from Asia/Africa to the Middle East
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 08, 2017 05:03 PMILO Interregional Consultation on Labour Migration and Mobility from Asia/Africa to the Middle East on October 4-5.
Global: Modern slavery is disturbingly common - Forced labour persists around the world, particularly for domestic workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Sep 21, 2017 06:34 PMForced labour persists around the world, particularly for domestic workers
Middle East: IDWF gathered domestic workers leaders to address rights gaps of migrant domestic workers in the region
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 08, 2017 03:33 PMIn partnership with the FES, LO-Norway, national trade unions and others, the IDWF gathered domestic workers leaders and other social partners to discuss concrete suggestions to address rights gaps of migrant domestic workers in the region.
Planning for Success: a Manual for domestic workers and their organizations
— by IDWFED — last modified Sep 29, 2021 04:13 PMThis manual will inspire domestic workers, their organizations, and their supporters to build strong organizations of domestic workers. As it is only through organizing and collective action in the labour, economic and social spheres that domestic workers will obtain respect and the rights afforded to other workers to decent jobs that earn a decent living, and to access labour and social protection throughout their lives.
Report on the IDWF at the IUF 27th Congress, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 August -1 September 2017
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 10, 2017 05:20 PMUnder article 13 of the IUF, IDWF is a special group of IUF. Hence IDWF was invited to participate in the congress and was represented by the president Myrtle Witbooi, General Secretary Elizabeth Tang, Executive Committee member, Shirley Pryce and Regional Coordinators, Karin Pape and Vicky Kanyoka.
Switzerland: "We demand the respect and rights that other workers enjoy!" Shirley Pryce's speech at the IUF Congress
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 31, 2017 05:46 PMRead Shirley Pryce's speech on Aug 31 at the 27th World Congress of the The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF).
ILO What Works Research Brief No. 9 - Implementation of international labour standards for domestic workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Sep 20, 2017 04:07 PMSince the adoption of Convention No. 189, over 70 ILO member States have acted to ensure decent working conditions for domestic workers.
Switzerland: "Our work makes all work possible," Myrtle Witbooi says at the IUF Congress
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 31, 2017 05:44 PMOn Aug 30, Myrtle Witbooi, President of the IDWF speaks at the 27th World Congress of the The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF).
Lebanon: MENA civil society consultation on the Global Compact on Migration
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 08, 2017 05:28 PMMarie-José Tayah, Regional Coordinator for MENA participated alongside migrant domestic workers leaders in the country.
IDWF e-Newsletter #18 - August 2017
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 12, 2018 09:09 PMStop Gender-based Violence at Work!
Global: "Domestic Workers of the World Unite" by Jennifer Fish, tells the first global domestic workers' movement
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 24, 2017 05:50 PM"Domestic Workers of the World Unite," by Jennifer Fish, tells our story of the first global domestic workers movement and our human rights victory at the International Labour Organization.
Global: International guidelines are one path to pushing for decent living and working conditions of migrants - report on the Regional Consultation on the UN Compact on Migration
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 28, 2017 06:36 PMUpdates on the UN Global Compact for Migration - A report on the Asian Regional Consultation, Bangkok-Thailand, August 4 & 5, 2017
Asia & Middle East: IDWF participated in the inter-regional tripartite expert forum
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 23, 2017 05:23 PMIDWF participated in the inter-regional tripartite expert forum on skills and migration in the South Asia – Middle East corridor on 25-26 July.
Global: Join WIEGO's campaign for quality public child care for all workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 25, 2017 10:14 PMWIEGO is launching this campaign to draw attention to child care as a workers' rights issue that impacts all workers, but is particularly important for informal women workers. We see quality public child care as a core component of any social protection system.
Domestic workers speak: a global landscape of voices for labour rights and social recognition
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 21, 2017 06:08 PM'Domestic workers speak: a global fight for rights and recognition' showcases the diversity and power of the domestic workers' rights movement. Featuring contributions from 23 worker-led groups, it details the struggle of domestic workers, explores their solidarity and methods of resistance, and calls for comprehensive rights for the world's most invisible workforce.
Global: Thousands of domestic workers celebrated the International Domestic Workers Day on June 16
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 28, 2017 06:32 PMThousands of domestic workers celebrated the International Domestic Workers Day on June 16
Global: Domestic Workers Speak - A global struggle for rights and recognition (video)
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 21, 2017 06:07 PMInternational Domestic Workers Rights Day – June 16 – celebrates the 67 million mainly women workers who do the behind the scenes work to keep our lives, societies and economies functioning.
IDWF e-Newsletter #17 - June 2017
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 14, 2017 10:06 PMInternational Domestic Workers Day June 16, 2017, the IDWF calls for "All for one, One for all: Dignity and Decent Work for all National, Migrant and Refugee Domestic Workers"!
Global: International Domestic Workers Day June 16 2017, the IDWF calls for "All for one, One for all: Dignity and Decent Work for all National, Migrant and Refugee Domestic Workers"
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 17, 2017 10:20 PMIn 2017, 21.3 million people worldwide are refugees displaced from their homelands. One of the few employment options available to women (and girl) refugees, who account for 50 per cent of this population, is domestic work. The sector – loosely regulated and with limited barriers to entry – attracts many refugees who otherwise find it difficult to obtain work permits and to have their degrees and qualifications recognized.
Global: 2017 June 16 Resources Highlight
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 21, 2017 06:08 PMIn honor of International Domestic Workers Day (IDWD) we want to share these resources:
Belgium: IDWF receiving the Sr Jeanne Devos Award
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 28, 2017 06:29 PMIDWF received the Sr. Jeanne Devos Award 2017 from the ACV-CSC Service Union at its 32nd Congress in June this year.
IDWF Annual Report 2016 - UNITED, WE GROW STRONGER!
— by IDWFED — last modified May 28, 2018 11:10 PMUNITED, WE GROW STRONGER! International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) Annual Report 2016
Tackling child labour in domestic work: a handbook for action for domestic workers and their organizations
— by IDWFED — last modified Sep 01, 2020 05:05 PMThe handbook will inspire domestic workers and their organizations to eliminate exploitative, harmful and hazardous child domestic work, promote decent work for domestic workers, and help domestic workers to reach their full potential in work and in life.
IDWF e-Newsletter #16 - May 2017
— by IDWFED — last modified May 02, 2017 02:49 PMDomestic Workers Unite on May Day 2017!
IDWF Statement on the May Day 2017: Uniting for a World of Democracy, Human Rights and Social Justice for all
— by IDWFED — last modified May 01, 2017 01:34 AMInternational Workers' Day, celebrated on the First of May, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world.
Global: IDWF - Winner of the South Korean TJI HAKSOON JUSTICE & PEACE AWARD 2017
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 21, 2017 05:24 PMIDWF won the 20th TJI HAKSOON Justice & Peace Award, by THE BISHOP TJI HAKSOON JUSTICE & PEACE FOUNDATION based in S. Korea. IDWF was awarded in recognition of its work to promote Domestic Workers’ right over the world.
Global: The contradictions of contemporary au pair schemes
— by IDWFED — last modified Apr 14, 2017 11:30 PMNot all au pairs are exploited, but they do all carry out domestic work in conditions that have been identified as encouraging maltreatment. Recognising them as workers is a first step towards ensuring their fair treatment, but it is only a first step.