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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 Committee whose agreements are binding on all households that employ domestic workers.
International Domestic Workers Federation Report
This regional report compiles research results, information and general trends which have emerged from the Care Policy Mapping exercise carried out across 12 countries/contexts in Asia by the IDWF. The...
This booklet contains compiled research results and data collected by IDWF in the Care Policy Mapping exercise that was done across 12 countries/economies in Asia: Bangladesh,Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea,...
We are making available the discussion tables developed for Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. These documents are part of the Care Policy Mapping initiative. Download in .docx Discussion Table...
A new report by Brazil’s Ministry of Social Development, Family, and the Fight Against Hunger, conducted in partnership with the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) and the International Labour Organization...
Folha de S.Paulo, one of Brazil’s leading and most influential newspapers, published an article featuring the IDWF and migrant domestic...
The Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions (FADWU) has secured two key commitments from the Labour Department aimed...
The Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU) marked its 35th anniversary under the theme “35 Years of Strength, Dignity and Solidarity”...
At a high-level event held on November 17 in Amsterdam, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions...
Shirley Pryce, a historic leader of the domestic workers movement, has been appointed as a member of the UN-Habitat Advisory...
As a result of the sustained and creative advocacy efforts led by the Domestic Services Workers Union (DSWU) in Ghana,...