Welcome to our Publications page. Here you can read more about IDWF research, work, resources and tools that we have produced over the years.
Why We Wrote this document: Over the past few years, something historical has been happening. The world’s domestic workers have been mobilising, not only in our own countries and regions...
Our mission is to help build strong, democratic domestic workers’ organisations to protect domestic workers’ rights everywhere. Domestic/household workers demand respect for our rights as workers and recognition for the...
The IDWF asked its community to discuss the prevalence of violence in domestic work and how the IDWF can work to solve it. This report discusses the following questions: What...
International Domestic Workers Day, June 16, celebrates the 2011 passage of the International Labor Organization Convention 189 for Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Domestic workers from around the world came...
The joint collaboration of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) brought together various representatives of unions and domestic workers...
IDWF convened a capacity-building workshop for domestic workers leaders from 12th-14th December 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa. This was the second sub-regional workshop for the domestic workers, leaders and...
A joint Guide by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) & ILO’s Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (ILO-GAP). This Guide...
One of the IDWF activities between Namibia and Malawi was to have the exchange visit. It involves DW leaders and organizers to visit CIAWU union in Malawi. This report shares...
The IDWF has included in its 5 years strategic plan (2016 – 2020) the goal to train 950 domestic workers leaders. In 2016 with support of the ILO-Promote, SASK in...
The handbook will inspire domestic workers and their organizations to eliminate exploitative, harmful and hazardous child domestic work, promote decent work for domestic workers, and help domestic workers to reach...
Under the auspices of the trade unions of domestic workers, a conference on the strategy to be adopted for the ratification of Convention C189 was held on Saturday 20 May...
Strong domestic workers’ organizations – in the form of trade unions, cooperatives, associations or other membership-based organizations – have been emerging in Asia where the fight for more and better...
Domestic worker leaders and members need to learn how to plan for success to build strong and sustainable organizations. Planning is an under-rated activity in many organizations, left mostly to...
This study aims to complement and inform the IDWF in participating in the various actions to stop gender-based violence in the world of work – in particular, the ILO’s “standard-setting”...
Domestic workers around the world deeply welcome the proposals for an ILO Standard against violence and harassment in the world of work. We welcome it not just for ourselves but...
The report, based on a survey of over 450 migrant domestic workers, examines the implementation of the Hong Kong government’s Code of Practice for Employment Agencies (CoP), and its impact...
The handbook is a content of brief information on Uganda’s domestic workers rights, legislation, and Convention 189. It provides basic knowledge to domestic workers and employers on how to relate...
The crucial role of Social Dialogue and Collective Bargaining Working conditions of domestic and home care workers across Europe are...
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), along with Global Labor Justice, Anti-Slavery International, Equidem, and the Solidarity Center, took a...
On May 12, Mother’s Day, IDWF honored our founding mother and first president, Myrtle Witbooi, in an emotional ceremony held...
Two months after a mission from the IDWF visited Honduras, the Assembly of the Economic and Social Council (CES) approved...
The Zimbabwe Domestic and Allied Workers Union (ZDAWU) has implemented a powerful strategy to end the exclusion of domestic workers...
Malaysia, 3rd March 2024, IDWF, PERTIMIG and AMMPO launched a report on “My Employer Never Saw a Calendar – Why...