On Aug 30, Myrtle Witbooi, President of the IDWF speaks at the 27th World Congress of the The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF). Details On Aug 30, Myrtle Witbooi, President of the IDWF speaks at the 27th World Congress of the The International Union of Food, […]
Read Shirley Pryce's speech on Aug 31 at the 27th World Congress of the The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF). Details Full speech of Shirley Pryce at the 27th World Congress of the IUF: Good morning, My name is Shirley Pryce. I come from Jamaica and […]
In partnership with the FES, LO-Norway, national trade unions and others, the IDWF gathered domestic workers leaders and other social partners to discuss concrete suggestions to address rights gaps of migrant domestic workers in the region. Details In partnership with the FES, LO-Norway, national trade unions and others, the IDWF gathered domestic workers leaders and […]
"The Voice of Domestic Workers - dignity at work" Details On 24 October 2017 the organized domestic workers in London, celebrated the launch of their own charity "The Voice of Domestic Workers - dignity at work" . The event was supported by allies, such as some employers, government officials, lawyers, businessmen and representatives from UNITE […]
Fish Ip, IDWF Regional Coordinator spoke at the Forum on "Towards Achieving Decent Work for Domestic Workers in ASEAN”. Details Fish Ip, IDWF Regional Coordinator spoke at the Forum on "Towards Achieving Decent Work for Domestic Workers in ASEAN”. It was held and participated mainly by representatives of governments, employers' organizations, workers' organizations and civil […]
If you don't have a union, there is no way that they can raise up their voice, no way that they can meet with government officials," Nami stressed to the ASEAN governments. Details Namrata Shrestha (Nami), the organizing secretary of the Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions (FADWU), spoke at the 10th ASEAN Forum […]
Contributors: Carolyn Butler/Solidarity Center Domestic workers rally for ratification of ILO Convention 189 on February 21, 2018 on Parliament grounds. Details Hundreds of domestic workers rallied in front of the Kenya Parliament in Nairobi today, lobbying legislators to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 189, Decent Work for Domestic Workers. The effort is part of a larger campaign […]
In the context of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62), the IDWF was invited by Care International to an Expert Group Workshop on "Violence and Harassment against Women in the World of Work" on 13 March 2018. Details “Violence and Harassment against Women in the World of Work” - Expert Group Workshop, […]
Domestic workers, trade union leaders and legal experts on Wednesday urged the government to immediately implement the domestic workers’ protection and welfare policy which has been adopted in 2015 to protect their rights. Details Read the original article in full: Govt Urged to Execute Domestic Workers’ Policy | Migration News Excerpt: Domestic workers, trade union leaders […]
Contributors: ILO News The ILO FAIRWAY project is supporting youth in the Arab States to become change makers for migrant domestic workers’ rights in their communities. Details A group of Jordanian youth have met to take part in an intensive training workshop on campaigning for attitude and behaviour change towards migrant domestic workers, as part […]
Contributors: Tula Connell/Solidarity Center In one of the most powerful moments of the conference, migrant domestic workers and Afro-descendent domestic workers shared their strategies during a panel on racial equality and, in the process, "restored dignity back to themselves and to the work they do," says Adriana Paz, IDWF Latin America regional coordinator. Details Some […]
Contributors: Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing - WIEGO The “Domestic Workers and Convention 189: Making it real!” workshop took place in Nairobi, June 14-17, 2018. On the 16th, a press conference was held to mark International Domestic Workers Day in support of Kenyan workers’ demand for the Government to ratify Convention 189. The […]
