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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
