Welcome to our Publications page. Here you can read more about IDWF research, work, resources and tools that we have produced over the years.
The Price of Justice exposes how migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong face a range of administrative and financial obstacles when filing a claim against their employer at the conciliation...
This research was a joint effort between the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) and six affiliates of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) in Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya,...
The Domestic Work Policy Brief aims to put the voice of domestic workers (DWs) at the centre and the forefront of their movement. As IDWF has multiple affiliates around the...
Project of DOMINA – National Association for Family Employment in the Domestic Work Sector IDWF – International Domestic Workers Federation. In today’s globalized economy, domestic workers are increasingly looking for...
“Gender-based violence has been a silent killer of many domestic workers around the world as we are scared to speak out, afraid of losing our jobs. We need to lift...
The study revealed that domestic workers across the three countries tend to be completely reliant on their jobs as a main source of income and that the majority also happen...
The Kafala, sponsorship system is a set of policies and laws that tie the migrant worker’s status to the sponsor. Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) are governed by this system and...
On the occasion of the 20 year jubilee of the adoption of International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, and...
This Survey was designed in April 2020 since it was already clear for the regional IDWF team in Latin America that we had to generate our own information of “hard...
We have to ensure that domestic workers are covered by all EU labour and social legislation, including occupational health and safety regulations, that they enjoy equal rights and protection, including...
In this newly published report, SEWA – the Self Employed Women’s Association, shared their stories in organizing domestic workers and advocating for their rights. Download here English
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The National Federation of Women Workers (FENAMUTRA), led by Ruth Díaz, a member of the IDWF Executive Committee, is one...
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...