We 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 Myrtle Witbooi, President, IDWF In 2020, we were caught unprepared with no warning and slowly we found ourselves. Helpless, Homeless, Unemployed, Insecure, Hungry. But, […]
Shiella Estrada, migrant domestic worker leader, spoke at the launch of the first Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) from 10th-12th March 2021. She calls for listening to migrants, the right to freedom of association and basic labour rights. Details By Shiella Estrada, Chairperson, Progressive […]
On the second day of the Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, Fish Ip, the IDWF Asia regional coordinator, spoke at the first Roundtable on "Ensuring that migration is voluntary, regular, safe and orderly (addressing objectives 2, 5, 6, 12 and 18 of the Global Compact)", […]
The IGA initiative is of great importance because it lets the members and the branches maintain their sustainability while generating an income that helps the organization and the Domestic Workers to feel protected. Details Domestic workers’ union in Tanzania are organized under the multi-sectoral union which is known as CHODAWU-Conservation, Hotels Domestic, and Consultancy Workers […]
"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." Against Incidental Survival: Social Protection for Domestic Workers is not Luxury, it is a Must. On May 1st , the International Labour […]
The two migrant domestic workers organizations issue a joint May Day statement in response to the announcement of the Ministry of Human Resource (MoHR) in Malaysia to extend social security coverage to domestic workers. Yet, concrete Details Roll down untuk pernyataan dalam Bahasa Indonesia Joint Statement Celebrating International Labor Day - Ensure the inclusion on […]
Despite the COVID19 restrictions and all kind of suppressions, workers are resilient. Without resilience, without struggle, there will be no way to get light for our plight. On International Labour Day, migrant domestic workers (MDWs) leaders from Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and Singapore join together at an online assembly. FADWU Hong Kong initiates […]
Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers Association (PERTIMIG) held the 1st Online Founding Congress on 13th June 2021 despite Malaysia lockdown, proving how domestic workers movement is unstoppable and strong. Details Malaysia - Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers Association (PERTIMIG) held the 1st Online Founding Congress on 13th June 2021 despite Malaysia lockdown, proving how domestic workers movement […]
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 […]
