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published Sep 04, 2014 11:25 AM

Saudi Arabia: Manila firm on SAR 1,500 as domestic worker's salary

by IDWFED — last modified Nov 26, 2015 02:39 PM

Philippines Ambassador Ezzedin H. Tago has expressed his disagreement with the decision of the recruitment committee to fix the salaries of the newly recruited domestic workers between SAR 600–800 per month.

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Spain: It is necessary that the Spanish Government ratifies Convention 189

by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2015 06:26 PM

The Women's Secretary of the Working Commissions in the Valencian Community (CCOO-PV) and the Federation of Diverse Activities of CCOO-PV emphasize the benefits of the new regulation, concerning protection, benefits and wages. In spite of this, the union animates the employers to regularize the labor relation. The group of domestic workers of the CCOO, greets the International Day of Domestic Workers, the 30 of March. After almost 30 years of vindication organized by the unions CCOO and the General Workers Union UGT, it was obtained that in the Reformation of the Social Security (Law 27/2011), the Special Regime of Domestic Workers was integrated in the General Regime of the Social Security.

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Asia: 20 countries to adopt Pilippine initiatives to protect women, overseas workers

by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2015 04:49 PM

Twenty countries will adopt Philippine initiatives to protect women and overseas Filipino workers, especially in crisis situations, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.

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USA: Ai-jen Poo is one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World

by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2015 06:20 PM

Ai-jen Poo, the 38-year-old daughter of pro-democracy immigrants from Chiang Kai-shek's Taiwan, has been growing into that role ever since she was a student outraged by the stories of domestic workers, often immigrants or women of color, who labored long hours for low pay as maids, nannies and other household workers.

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USA: Domestic workers demand health insurance

by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2015 04:53 PM

Within the framework of the revision of a new labor contract, domestic workers went to the traditional lavatory of feet, as Jesus did with the Prophets, in correspondence with the celebration of Christian Easter. One of the most important demands that the employees pertaining to the organization “Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice of San Diego County (ICWJ)”, is regarding the health insurance. And it was indeed in this special ceremony that took place in the Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, where employees and leaders expressed the demand for a collective treaty of just work.

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UAE: Commending UAE efforts against human trafficking, UN expert urges more to help victims

by IDWFED — last modified Nov 25, 2015 04:59 PM

A United Nations independent human rights expert urged the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) authorities – at Federal and Emirate level – to further concentrate on the plight of the victims of trafficking, while keeping up their fight against human trafficking.

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Lebanon: Domestic labour under scrutiny

by IDWFED — last modified Nov 26, 2015 02:56 PM

The suicide of an Ethiopian maid days after she was shown on video being roughed-up by her Lebanese handler is shining a harsh light on the region’s multibillion-dollar household labour industry.

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Mexico: JLCA insists to give respectful treatment to domestic workers

by IDWFED — last modified Nov 26, 2015 03:05 PM

The president of the Local Conciliation and Arbitration Council (JLCA) of Mexico City, Ramon Montaño, called to the employers of domestic workers to conduct themselves with respect towards the domestic workers and to value what they contribute to a family.

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Mexico: ALDF Demands Ratification of C189

by IDWFED — last modified Nov 26, 2015 03:09 PM

The Legislative Assembly of the Federal District ALDF will speak up for domestic workers (servants, cooks, gardeners, drivers, etc.) so that in the City they receive wages similar to the effort which they develop and that the benefits of law are given to them like the Federal Labor Law, because according to the INEGI there exist more than two million people who work in homes and who do not receive worthy wage, nor indemnification, Christmas allowance, right workdays and human treatment.

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Philippines: Overseas deployment of Filipino domestic workers continues to rise

by IDWFED — last modified Nov 26, 2015 02:44 PM

The deployment of domestic workers abroad “continues to soar” despite the government requirement that they should be paid a basic salary of $400 a month, a recruitment industry expert said Saturday.

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