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Paper 7 – ILO Convention 189: Decent Work for Domestic Workers

On June 16th at 11:43am Geneva time, history was made at the 100th International Labour Conference, as the
International Labour Organization adopted Convention 189: Decent Work for Domestic Workers, with … Read More

July 10, 2011
ILO Convention 189: Decent Work for Domestic Workers!

Geneva, Switzerland

“As it is so hereby adopted.” At 12:15pm on June 10th, the Committee on Domestic Work adopted the text of the Recommendation to supplement the Convention on Domestic … Read More

June 10, 2011
ILC Committee on Domestic Work Adopts Recommendation Text

The Deliberations at the ILC on the Convention for Domestic Work have come to a close. After deliberations that lasted until 9:30pm last night, and continued into this morning, the … Read More

June 10, 2011
Statement: Upholding the Rights and Dignity of Domestic Workers: an ILO Convention after 63 years

Geneva, Switzerland: On June 9th, MFA representatives addressed the media to share reflections on the text of the Domestic Workers Convention, recently adopted by the Committee on Domestic Workers at … Read More

June 9, 2011
Domestic Workers Have a Convention!

On seating 15 of the deliberations, June 7th, at 9:15pm, the Committee on Domestic Work adopted the text of a long-awaited Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. This is … Read More

June 7, 2011
ILC Social Partners Debate Provisions of Domestic Workers’ Convention

The social partners of the International Labour Conference – employers groups, governments, and workers groups – debated and came to a consensus on the preambular paragraphs, and Convention Articles 1-8 … Read More

June 3, 2011
Domestic Workers Convention Now! Enact Kasambahay Bill Now!

Some three million Asian migrants make significant contributions to the economies of both their countries of origin and destination each year. A large proportion of these migrants are women, most … Read More

May 24, 2011
Myths and Realities about Domestic Workers

This document sets out the key arguments they use against agreeing to a strong set of standards, and our replies to them. Our hope is that this will help win … Read More

May 12, 2011
Domestic Worker Stories from Around the World

These come from the personal stories of 80 domestic workers who worked in countries around the world. They were compiled by the National Employment Law Project and the National Domestic … Read More

May 12, 2011
Statement: It’s Time for Decent Work for Domestic Workers!

Domestic workers are the biggest sector of workers in the world who are not protected by an international convention. That could change in June: it all depends on whether at … Read More

April 27, 2011

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