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 […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
