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 […]
No Just Transition Without Social Protection for Domestic Workers During this year’s International Labour Conference’s 111th Session, the ILO discusses the priority theme of “Just Transition.” At IDWF, we firmly believe that environmental justice is a labor issue. Just transition means greening the economy in a way that is fair and inclusive of everyone concerned, […]
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 […]
This International Domestic Workers Day is a special one as we have so much to celebrate! This year we celebrate our tenth year as a federation, our pre-congresses, and our path toward the congress! Date: June 18 Sunday Time: 2100 HKT / 0900 EDT Check your local time here >>> https://bit.ly/TIMECHCK Register here: https://bit.ly/IDWD23
IDWF’s 4th International Congress: The Countdown has begun! This year, under the theme of “Global Solidarity: Domestic Workers Build Bridges, Close Gaps, Gain Rights”, the International Domestic Workers Federation is celebrating both its 10th anniversary and the longest awaited event within the organization: its congress. The Congress will take place from October 2 to 5 […]
There are 75.6M paid domestic workers worldwide who also fulfill the care needs of the global population. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the ILO estimated that 2.1 billion people needed care and warned of a "care crisis" if not adequately addressed. The pandemic accelerated this crisis, deepening pre-existing gender inequalities and norms and putting unprecedented stress […]
03 – 15 June 2024 Geneva The 112th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) will be held at the ILO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2024. This year's session will include a general discussion on "Decent work and the care economy”. A delegation of domestic workers from all regions representing the International Domestic […]
Preventing Trafficking and Forced Labour of Migrant Domestic Workers: Progress, Challenges and Ways Forward Global Webinar organised by ILO’s Work in Freedom (WIF) programme and International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) Monday, 29 July 2024 Concept Note Inspite of sustaining their families and contributing vital remittances to their home countries, migrant domestic workers continue to face […]
October 27, 2024 – 9:00 PM HKT Join us to: Discuss the double burden of domestic workers as both paid and unpaid care providers Share experiences and strategies from all regions to advocate for care systems and policies that guarantee domestic workers' fundamental rights to provide and receive care in decent conditions. Strengthen our collective […]
