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USA: Nevada Becomes the 8th State to Pass a Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
— by IDWFED — last modified Aug 25, 2017 09:43 PMOn June 12, 2017, Nevada passed Domestic Worker Bill of Rights SB 232 into law!
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.
USA: "When there is an extreme power imbalance, people—particularly women—are vulnerable to slavery."
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 13, 2017 12:35 AMLast month an article entitled “My Family's Slave,” published in the magazine The Atlantic, went viral on social media in the US and Philippines. The article was written by a man whose family enslaved a domestic worker for decades.
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.
USA: Kids to Trump: Stop Deportations!
— by IDWFED — last modified May 02, 2017 02:08 PMThe National Domestic Workers Alliance was one of the main organizers for a kids caravan and week of action for immigrant rights.
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.
Global: IDWF delegates at the UN Commission on the Status of Women 2017
— by IDWFED — last modified Oct 31, 2019 06:44 PMIDWF delegates bringing the voices of domestic workers to the UN Commission on the Status of Women 2017.
Global: Domestic workers - The 20th Justice and Peace Award Winner
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 21, 2017 05:23 PMDomestic workers around the world are recognized by The Bishop Tji Haksoon Justice & Peace Foundation as the 20th Justice and Peace Award Winner. The award ceremony is held in Seoul on March 14 2017. Congratulations, domestic workers!
Caught at the cross-roads: Nepalese domestic worker activists in Lebanon fight kafala's ruthlessness, heartless human traffickers and a network of corrupt officials
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 10, 2017 05:57 PMThe first Woman's Day was observed in 1909 to honour the 1908 International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union strike in New York. Over a century later, the IDWF is marking this day by paying tribute to Shusila Rana and Roja Maya Limbu, two of the very first domestic worker unionists in the Arab region.
Global: Domestic workers around the world will be recognized by The Bishop Tji Haksoon Justice & Peace Foundation
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 13, 2017 12:01 PMDomestic workers around the world will be recognized by The Bishop Tji Haksoon Justice & Peace Foundation as the 20th Justice and Peace Award Winner. The award ceremony will be held in Seoul on March 14 2017 and the IDWF is on the CPBC news (in Korean) today!
Global: Zero Fees in the recruitment process!
— by IDWFED — last modified Feb 17, 2017 08:34 PMWatch the whiteboard Animation explaining why we must abolish the practice of charging of recruitment fees on migrant workers!
USA: Domestic workers at the Women's March
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 16, 2017 11:13 PMOn Saturday January 21, more than 100 domestic workers from all over the US marched, and IDWF took action along with millions of women all over the world to stand up to fear and hate, and create a future that cares for us all.
Global: Why We Care about Care - An online moderated course on Care Economy
— by IDWFED — last modified Jan 11, 2017 04:39 PMThis course aims to provide a global perspective on care, care work, and care economy. It will enhance awareness, knowledge and understanding on the critical place care work occupies in development, while simultaneously providing skills and tools for analyzing and identifying types of interventions and policies for a fair and equal social organization of care to advance human development, gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Global: IDWF will be the 20th Justice and Peace Award winner in 2017
— by IDWFED — last modified Jan 18, 2017 03:25 PMCongratulations, domestic workers! The Bishop Tji Haksoon Justice & Peace Foundation in South Korea formally announced on January 3 that the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) will be the 20th Justice and Peace Award winner in 2017.
Global: Summary List of international conferences where IDWF was represented in 2016
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 01, 2017 05:04 PMSummary List of international conferences where IDWF was represented in 2016
IDWF 2016 Year-end message: "We have grown, we have spoken out, and we have become the voice of the voiceless," says Myrtle Witbooi
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 24, 2016 02:45 PM"Yes! We are powerful women. We have proven that we as women leaders we can stand firm when the storms of life hit us."
Global: IDWF Statement on International Migrants Day - December 18 2016 - Domestic Workers of the World Unite!
— by IDWFED — last modified Feb 14, 2017 05:46 PMThat was the pledge domestic workers made at the founding congress of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) in Uruguay three years ago. Today, on International Migrants Day, we once again remind ourselves that with unity we have the strength to free ourselves, especially migrant domestic workers, so that we are slaves no more.
Global: IDWF is deeply saddened and outraged by the recent detention of two Nepali domestic workers in Lebanon
— by IDWFED — last modified Feb 14, 2017 05:47 PMThe International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) is deeply saddened and outraged by the recent detention of two Nepali domestic workers in Lebanon - Sushila Rana known as Zogana Rana, and Roja Maya Limbu known as Rosie Limbaugh - without formal and clear explanation of the charges levelled against them.
Global: IDWF is hiring - Regional Coordinator, Latin America (CLOSED)
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 29, 2017 06:51 PMTo apply, please send your Curriculum Vitae and a covering letter by email to [email protected] no later than the 23 December 2016.
Global: Regulations, incentives can reduce high levels of informality in domestic work
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 08, 2016 04:40 PMNearly 75 per cent of domestic workers 15 and older are estimated to work in informal employment situations, according to a new study by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO), which calls for a combination of incentives and compliance to reduce high levels of informality in domestic work.
Global: New strategies to reduce informality in domestic work
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 21, 2016 03:58 PMA new ILO report calls for a combination of incentives and compliance to reduce high levels of informality in domestic work.
USA: NDWA holds National Assembly with 500 domestic workers and leaders
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 02, 2016 09:32 PMEveryone an organizer! That was the message of Dignity, Unity, Power, NDWA’s National Assembly in Washington DC from September 16th-20th. Every two years, we come together as a movement to support each other, learn from each other, and work together to strengthen our organizing of home care workers and domestic workers around the country.
Global: What the "Uber-isation" of domestic work means for women
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 16, 2016 05:14 PMApps providing domestic cooks, cleaners and care workers are growing rapidly in countries like India, Mexico and South Africa. Research Officer Abigail Hunt explores whether this is likely to be good or bad for the women who use them.
Brazil: IDWF at the AWID Forum 2016
— by IDWFED — last modified Nov 02, 2016 09:01 PMIn September, IDWF had a delegation of 9 people participating in the Association of Women in Development Forum in Bahia, Brazil. This conference takes place every four years. The theme of the Forum was ‘Feminist Futures’ and it brought together a diverse array of feminist and women’s rights organisations, workers’ organisations, LBTI groups, and indigenous and peasant organizations.
USA: Matahari Women Workers' Center Condemns Au Pair Industry Efforts to Remove Labor Protections for Domestic Workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Sep 07, 2016 11:29 PMAs the U.S. Recognizes Workers on Labor Day, the Matahari Women Workers’ Center Condemns Industry Efforts to Remove Labor Protections From Domestic Workers
USA: Sign petition and Send some love and solidarity to black domestic workers in the US
— by IDWFED — last modified Jul 28, 2016 12:56 AMIDWF invites affiliates around the world to send messages of solidarity through social media. Use the hashtags #dwdignity and #blacklivesmatter and @IDWFed. Post a photo on facebook saying "Domestic Workers from [your country] in solidarity with black domestic workers in the US #blacklivesmatter."
Global: On International Domestic Workers' Day, Turn Rights into Reality
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 28, 2016 04:41 PMOn International Domestic Workers’ Day, we celebrate a growing movement to assert the rights of this vast but hidden workforce. An estimated 67.1 million people are employed in domestic work around the world, most of them women. They cook, clean, and care for children and the elderly. But working behind closed doors in private homes, many have few legal protections and regularly experience exploitation and abuse.
Global: Today is International #DomesticWorkersDay – 5 years after the convention
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 28, 2016 03:51 PMOn June 16 2011, the ILO adopted Convention 189 on decent work for domestic workers and its accompanying Recommendation 201. Since then, after a slow start progress has been made: 22 countries have ratified the convention, more than 30 have extended legislative protections to domestic workers.