On 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 […]
Interview with Doug Moore USA - July 13th is a date we commemorate in the Domestic Workers’ Movement Calendar of the International Domestic Workers Federation, for it is the foundation date of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. On this occasion, we interview Doug Moore, Executive Director of United Domestic Workers of America, as a […]
Date: 20 February 2022 Time: 3:00 UTC/ 11:00 Hong Kong The pandemic has highlighted how important migrant domestic workers are to families in Hong Kong, yet new research reveals that the government’s mechanisms to protect them are not fit for purpose. Research published today clearly shows that five years since coming into force, the Hong […]
Date: 2022 March 8 Time: 8:00 EST, 13:00 GMT, 14:00 CET, 21:00 HKT Register: https://www.labourstart.org/go/iwd2022 Join us on the International Women's Day! Domestic work lacks legal and policy protections. The isolation of domestic labor in the private household has a dual effect: it obscures the labor component of the violence due to the pervasive non-recognition of […]
The 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 […]
On 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 […]
On 7 Aug 2022, FADWU organizes a press conference in response to the Immigration Department of Hong Kong alleging migrant domestic workers on “Job-hopping” Alleged “Job-hopping” Silences Migrant Domestic Workers Against Abuse, FADWU Calls for a Stop to the Discriminatory Policies The Immigration Department (ImmD) proactively combating so-called “job-hopping” has effectively silenced workers against abuse […]
With 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. The Domestic Workers' Union has been waging a number of struggles for the […]
Join IDWF and its affiliates to Prepare a common understanding across contextual differences of how can we define care for domestic workers, before ILC 2024 Adapt the 5R ILO care framework to Domestic Workers (recognize, reduce, redistribute, reward, represent) Frame "who are domestic workers in the care economy?" for governments and employers Join us and […]
8 March, 4:30 pm EST, CCUN 2nd floor, 90 minutes Event description At this event, we will hear directly from women migrant workers, labour rights organisers and human rights activists who address some of the more harmful effects of technological advances in the context of labour exploitation and trafficking. Our speakers will provide insight into […]
There are approximately 6.6 million domestic workers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with the majority of them being migrant women. However, despite its invaluable contribution to society, domestic work both considered a low-skilled labor, and is not even recognized as work in most Arab countries. The first and essential step towards […]
Our Federation, and our General Secretary, Elizabeth Tang, have received the Arthur Svensson Award for the accomplishments in promoting the rights of domestic workers around the world. We are happy to see our work recognized by the Committee for the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights. In this video, Espen Løken, the Secretary […]
