Year End Messages of 2020 – From the President, Vice President and the General Secretary
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 […]
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Place migrants in the centre, not in the dark, Shiella Estrada spoke at the launch of GCM review
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 […]
Asia Pacific GCM review: Migrant domestic workers organizing is leading to changes, claim Fish Ip of IDWF
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 […]
Domestic Workers in Tanzania, Zambia, and Burkina Faso organized entrepreneurial initiatives to tackle COVID-19 and support each other´s economy
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 […]
May day 2021: Against incidental survival: Social protection for domestic workers is not luxury, it is a must
"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 […]
AMMPO and PERTIMIG welcomes government’s move to cover some social security of domestic workers in Malaysia
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 […]
2021 May day: Joint statement from online asia assembly of migrant domestic workers
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 […]
PERTIMIG Held Its First Online Founding Congress Amidst Malaysia Lockdown
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 […]
The Domestic Workers Convention (C189) celebrates its 10th anniversary but Social Protection is not yet part of our reality
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 […]
The Battle is Not Over: We will Keep Uplifting Domestic Worker’s Voices
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 […]
Hong Kong: Pandemic highlights Hong Kong’s reliance on migrant domestic workers and the government’s failure to protect them
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 […]
Silent No More: Domestic Workers Confront Violence at Work
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 […]
