From Survivors to Transformative Leaders
Naomi Chemurgor’s early return to Kenya from Oman brought mixed emotions: on the one hand,
Just weeks after its Netflix premiere, the series María la Caprichosa (Defying Destiny, in English)—inspired by the life of Afro-Colombian domestic worker leader Pérxides María Roa Borja—has climbed to the...
Over the last four years, amid highly discriminatory and oppressive labor and immigration policies, migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Malaysia have made the unthinkable possible: they have organized collectively, built...
July 25, 2025 marked a turning point for domestic workers in Colombia: The Ministry of Labor issued a resolution establishing collective bargaining for domestic work and creating a Tripartite Dialogue...
Rosa: Lima, Peru Rosa has been a domestic worker in Lima for 32 years. A single mother, she’s proud to provide her 19-year-old daughter with the education that wasn’t possible...
Maria: Mexico City, Mexico Like many indigenous domestic workers in Mexico, Maria is an internal migrant – travelling from a small village to Mexico City. In the beginning she worked...
Maggie: Doha, Qatar As one of 173,000 migrant domestic workers in Qatar, Maggie has always been active in the Kenyan diaspora community, and in organising her sector. The fledgling Kenyan...
Gloria: Cape Town, South Africa Most days, Gloria is up by 5:30am to get a 7:00am bus to the Cape Town SADSAWU offices (South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers...
Estelle: Kuwait For Estelle – who left the Philippines to pursue work as a migrant domestic worker in Kuwait – hindsight is 20/20; had she known of the IDWF when...
Naomi Chemurgor’s early return to Kenya from Oman brought mixed emotions: on the one hand,
Adriana Paz Ramírez, General Secretary of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), together with leaders from SINACTRAHO Mexico, took part...
Geneva, Switzerland | 1–12 June 2026 The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) participated in the 114th Session of the International...
From May 3 to 8, the IDWF participated in the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) at the United Nations Headquarters...
The 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), which focused on women’s and girls’ access to...
This April 21 will be a memorable day for domestic workers in Indonesia and for our movement around the world....
Folha de S.Paulo, one of Brazil’s leading and most influential newspapers, published an article featuring the IDWF and migrant domestic...