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Today is International #DomesticWorkersDay – 5 years after the convention

Contributors: Stefan Rother/The GFMD, Migration, Development and Human RightsOn June 16 2011, the ILO adopted Convention 189 on decent work...

End child labour in supply chains – It’s everyone’s business!

Contributors: ILO International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) This year, the focus for World Day Against Child...

This June 16, we call upon the employers of domestic workers to support the rights of domestic workers, says Elizabeth Tang

We know there are many people in our communities who respect our work and our dignity as human beings. Let’s...

IDWF President Myrtle Witbooi earns Global Fairness Award

The Global Fairness Initiative honored International Domestic Worker Federation President Myrtle Witbooi as one of three 2015 Global Fairness Award...

Launch of My Fair Home campaign targets domestic workers’ employers to improve working conditions

A campaign to improve the working conditions of domestic workers throughout Asia by reaching out to their employers will be...

On Domestic Workers Day, millions of indian women continue to work in the shadows

“Dogs and Indians not allowed,” proclaimed a notorious 1930s signboard at the Pahartali European Club in the Chittagong region of...

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The IDWF believes that domestic work is work and all domestic and household workers deserve to enjoy the same rights as all other workers.