Dozens of union members and their allies from across Mexico gathered today to celebrate the official launch of the country’s first domestic workers’ union, SINACTTRAHO. The union’s formation culminated a […]
Contributors: HKCTU During the 25 years' anniversary of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), Bobo Lai-wan PO, leader of Hong Kong Domestic Workers General Union, was one of the […]
Domestic workers in Jordan are set to celebrate the official formation of a worker rights network that includes migrant workers from Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Details Read […]
Domestic Workers ORGANIZED! Domestic workers associations elected leaders and formed "Hope Domestic Workers Network". Details Vicky Kanyoka, the IDWF Africa, had a meeting with 10 leaders of Domestic Workers Associations […]
Domestic Workers’ Rights Network (DWRN) has organised the event at the office of Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) in the city’s Dhanmondi area to review the draft of Domestic […]
Let us take a moment to say thank you and salute all for the achievements over the last year. Details Dear Workers, 2015 is nearly over. Let us take a […]
The last year was an extremely important year for IDWF. It was a year of rapid growth, both in terms of membership size and leadership formation. It was evident as […]
Contributors: Andrew Tito/Beritahati National Network for Domestic Workers Advocacy (Jala PRT) assess the atrocity that often do employers of domestic workers is evidence of the absence of the state's role […]
Contributors: Jill Shenker Remarks by Jill Shenker, North America Coordinator for the International Domestic Workers Federation, who spoke about the need to value care work. Details UN CSW60 High-level event […]
Contributors: Jill Shenker Shirley Pryce (Jamaica Household Workers Union, Caribbean Domestic Workers Network, International Domestic Workers Federation) spoke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women 60 (2016) panel […]
Contributors: Selma Ikela and Alvine Kapitako/New Era Exactly one year since the minimum wage for domestic workers was introduced, some of domestic employees are yet to reap the fruits of […]
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) has called on East African and Gulf Arab countries to ratify International Labour Convention 189 of 2011 to improve the conditions of domestic workers […]
