Calls to action

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UN Migrant Rights: Non-Negotiable Legal Obligations
Ensuring Global Compact for Migration Implementation Respects Binding International Law

At the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) 2026, the Civil Society Action Committee (AC), Women in Migration Network

IDWF Statement – IMRF 2026

Migration without Rights is ExploitationA Call from Migrant Domestic Workers to the International Migration Review Forum 2026 As

Global Unions Call for a Permanent and Sustainable Ceasefire in the Middle East

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Trade Union Rights in Nepal Must Not Be Violated

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Labour’s Position on the 2026 InternationalMigration Review Forum Progress Declaration

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Migrant Domestic Workers and the Escalating War in the Middle East

The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) joins the global trade union movement in calling for an immediate ceasefire

Urgent Measures to Ensure Safe and Inclusive Access, Participation and Protections of Migrants, Migrant CSOs and Stakeholders Engaging in the GCM 2nd International Migration Review Forum

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International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) Position Paper
Eliminating Child Labour in the Domestic Work Sector

Introduction Child labour remains a major global human rights and development challenge. In 2024, an estimated 138 million

ITUC Asia Pacific, Global Union Federations Asia Pacific Regional Organisations Joint Statement on the Myanmar Military Junta’s Illegal and Sham Elections

Today, 15th September on commemoration of International Democracy Day, we, the undersigned international trade union organisations—Building and Wood

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