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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.
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!
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
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
Global: Year End Messages of 2020 - From the President, Vice President and the General Secretary
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 27, 2020 01:23 PMWe as IDWF survived, we have learnt to be thankful, to accept each other. We have learnt to share what we have and most of all we have learnt to appreciate life.
Global: Update on the IDWF Solidarity Fund, December 2020
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 27, 2020 01:25 PMThe fund per affiliate is small, ranging from $5,000 to 10,000, yet for many, it is all they have received to cop with the pandemic challenges.
We Shall be Silent No More: We Signed up for Domestic Labor, Not Domestic Abuse
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2020 02:15 PMOn the International Day to End Violence Against Women, we think of women workers, who are the predominant population engaged in domestic work, paid, underpaid, and unpaid. Domestic work is an accessible form of employment for low income women because in addition to providing them with a source of income, it at times gives them a roof above their heads and food for their table.
Global Day of Action for Care: Unions and civil society mobilising to demand investments in care for building more inclusive, accessible, resilient, and caring economies.
— by IDWFED — last modified Oct 31, 2020 08:14 PMJoint Statement by ITUC, UNI Global Union, Public Services International, Education International, International Domestic Workers Federation and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing
IDWF Global Meeting on Care, October 25
— by IDWFED — last modified Oct 30, 2020 08:54 PMAround 150 leaders and members of our affiliates from at least 47 countries joined a zoom meeting on CARE.
Decent Work for Domestic Workers, Decent Work for Decent Life!
— by IDWFED — last modified Oct 07, 2020 01:07 PMWe demand decent work for domestic workers and urge governments to ratify and implement ILO Domestic Workers Convention 189 and Violence and Harassment Convention 190 to ensure that no domestic worker is left behind. We need decent work for a decent life for all.
Help Migrant Domestic Workers in COVID-19 - Please Donate Now!
— by IDWFED — last modified Sep 24, 2020 12:28 PMCOVID-19 has made migrant domestic workers even more vulnerable. Please help now!
Join the IDWF International Domestic Workers Day 2020 Webinar
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 10, 2020 11:51 AMIn Times of COVID-19 : Rising Stronger from the Crisis
USA: A statement in support of #BlackLivesMatter: Injury to one is an Injury to all
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 05, 2020 12:38 PMWe join our sisters and brothers of our affiliates - the United Domestic Workers of America, National Domestic Workers Alliance, We Dream in Black and all Black community organizers and Black-led initiatives, in calls for action supporting the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
An Appeal to IDWF Solidarity Fund – Care for Those Who Care For You
— by IDWFED — last modified May 29, 2020 02:25 PMToday, we ask you to join us in this lifeline relay by donating and spreading this message in your community. In solidarity, we will enable our domestic workers and their families to survive and even rise up stronger from the crisis.
IDWF May 1st Message: Protect Domestic Workers' Rights, Fight COVID-19
— by IDWFED — last modified May 05, 2020 12:49 PMOn the May 1st, we stand in solidarity with all workers and our community. Only in solidarity, we will succeed to fight the pandemic and keep each and everyone safe and healthy.
Global: IDWF Statement on Protecting Domestic Workers Rights and Fighting the Coronavirus Pandemic
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 31, 2020 02:07 PMThe coronavirus pandemic is our common challenge across borders. Only in solidarity will we succeed in fighting it.
CSW64: Global Unions are disappointed with the Political Declaration adopted by the governments
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 11, 2020 09:19 PMStatement by: The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Education International (EI), Public Services International (PSI), UNI Global Union, International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), International Federation of Journalist (IFJ), International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF)
Global: IDWF Program Manager - Advocacy & Campaign (CLOSED)
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 31, 2020 12:50 PMIDWF is hiring Program Manager - Advocacy & Campaign (12 months contract)
Global: 2019 Year End message from the President of the IDWF - "Let us remain as united and committed to serve."
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 30, 2019 10:58 PMWe look forward to a great new year and let us remain as united and committed to serve those that elected us. We may get a little bit tired along the way but as long as we carry each other we will win many more.
GBV and C190 Campaigns and Awareness-raising Activities by IDWF Affiliates in all Regions
— by IDWFED — last modified Feb 10, 2020 05:50 PMGBV and C190 Campaigns and Awareness-raising Activities by IDWF Affiliates in all Regions
Global: November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 23, 2019 07:17 PMOn the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women this year, we in particular think of all those women who have been injured and even sacrificed their lives amid police and military violence during protests for freedom and democracy in various parts of the world – from Hong Kong and Chile to Bolivia and Lebanon.
Global Unions call for bold commitments in advancing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the human rights of women throughout the lifecycle
— by IDWFED — last modified Oct 31, 2019 06:42 PMUNCSW64 Global Unions Statement
World Day for Decent Work: Unions unite for investment in care for decent jobs and gender equality
— by IDWFED — last modified Oct 08, 2019 06:13 PMOn this year’s World Day for Decent Work, we celebrate care workers and demand a fair deal for their work through recognition, living wages, equal pay for work of equal value and safe and healthy working environments that are free from discrimination, violence and harassment.
Global: IDWF is hiring - Organization Sustainability Coordinator (CLOSED)
— by IDWFED — last modified Oct 04, 2019 05:58 PMThe IDWF is looking for a full-time coordinator to work for 18 months to drive sustainability research, peer learning, and experimental initiatives across the organization.
ILC108: GFBTU and IDWF Signed MOU on Protection of Domestic Workers' Rights in Bahrain
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 19, 2019 05:53 PMOn the Eve of the International Domestic Workers Day commemorating the adoption of the International Labour Convention 189 Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189) on June 16, 2011, the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) and the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote migrant domestic workers’ rights and welfare in Bahrain.