{"id":402,"date":"2012-06-15T17:55:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T17:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mfasia.org\/beta\/ratify-and-implement-ilo-convention-189-on-decent-work-for-domestic-workers-now\/"},"modified":"2012-06-15T17:55:32","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T17:55:32","slug":"ratify-and-implement-ilo-convention-189-on-decent-work-for-domestic-workers-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/ratify-and-implement-ilo-convention-189-on-decent-work-for-domestic-workers-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratify and Implement ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>STATEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS\u2019 DAY<br \/>\n16 June 2012<\/h2>\n<h3>Ratify and Implement ILO Convention 189 on\u00a0Decent Work for Domestic Workers Now!<\/h3>\n<p>Today, as we commemorate the first anniversary of the adoption of ILO\u00a0Convention 189 (C189) on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, we call on\u00a0ILO Member States to immediately ratify and implement C189 as a\u00a0demonstration of their global commitment made at the 100th Session of\u00a0the International Labour Conference on 16 June 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Ratifying C189 is important, urgent and a priority! Wide ratifications\u00a0of C189 would benefit an estimated 100 million domestic workers around\u00a0the world who for long have been unrecognized, neglected, and forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>We commend Uruguay for being the first country to ratify C189. \u00a0We are\u00a0optimistic that this step forward will encourage the rest of the world\u00a0to follow in particular the Philippines which also committed to be\u00a0among the first countries to ratify the Convention.<\/p>\n<p>We call on States, employers, recruiters, civil society, religious\u00a0groups, and the general public to become instruments of change and\u00a0reinvent their views on domestic work. Specifically, we raise our call\u00a0to the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Governments to ratify C189 and follow through on their ethical and\u00a0legal obligations to extend to both local and migrant domestic workers\u00a0the same rights as those of other workers.<\/li>\n<li>Governments are urged to provide an enabling environment that will\u00a0facilitate respect for rights, provide ample protection and promote\u00a0holistic development of domestic workers.<\/li>\n<li>Governments to include domestic workers in national labour laws and\u00a0enact provisions that address the specific needs and concerns of\u00a0domestic workers especially child domestic workers and migrant\u00a0domestic workers.<\/li>\n<li>Governments to repeal policies that disproportionately discriminate\u00a0and criminalize domestic workers and effectively enforce existing\u00a0policies that seek to promote the rights and welfare of domestic\u00a0workers.<\/li>\n<li>Governments, employers and the general public to recognize the\u00a0contribution of domestic workers to the development of societies where\u00a0they work and treat them with respect and dignity.<\/li>\n<li>Recruiters to stop the exploitation of migrant domestic workers\u00a0through collection of exorbitant recruitment fees which lead domestic\u00a0workers into forced labor and debt bondage.<\/li>\n<li>Trade unions and labour rights advocates to show their concrete\u00a0support by assisting domestic workers \u00a0to exercise their right to\u00a0association and to join or form a trade union<\/li>\n<li>For trade unions to expand solidarity with migrant domestic workers\u00a0across borders.\u00a0Religious groups to take an active role in promoting public\u00a0consciousness with respect to\u00a0the culture of inequalities and stereotypes that work against domestic\u00a0workers particularly women domestic workers.<\/li>\n<li>Religious groups to continue with their role of providing refuge and\u00a0comfort for domestic workers who have been exploited and abused.<\/li>\n<li>Domestic workers to organize, speak for themselves and mobilize\u00a0support for the ratification and implementation of C189.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Domestic Work is Work! Domestic Workers are Workers! Domestic Work is\u00a0Not Slavery!\u00a0Ratify C189!<\/h3>\n<p>Signed by:<\/p>\n<p>ACTFORM- Sri Lanka<br \/>\nAFL-CIO<br \/>\nAin O Salish Kendro (ASK)- Bangladesh<br \/>\nAlliance of Progressive Labor (APL\u2013 Philippines<br \/>\nAssociation for Community Development &#8211; Bangladesh<br \/>\nAssociation of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines- Migrants\u00a0Center- Philippines<br \/>\nATIKHA- Philippines<br \/>\nBangladesh Institute of Labor Studies-Bangladesh<br \/>\nBatis Center for Women- Philippines<br \/>\nCambodia Legal Education Center (CLEC) &#8211; Cambodia<br \/>\nCaritas Lebanon M igrant Center (CLMC)- Lebanon<br \/>\nCenter for Indian Migrant \u00a0Studies (CIMS)- India<br \/>\nCenter for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) \u2013 Nepal<br \/>\nCenter for Migrant Advocacy (CMA) \u2013 Philippines<br \/>\nCoalition for Migrants Rights (CMR)- Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China<br \/>\nColumban Center for Advocacy and Outreach &#8211; U.S.A.<br \/>\nFederasi Serikat Pekerja Metal Indonesia (FSPMI)- Indonesia<br \/>\nFederation of Free Workers (FFW)\u2013 Philippines<br \/>\nGerman Commission for Justice and Peace- Germany<br \/>\nGlobal Network- Asia<br \/>\nHelpers for Domestic Helpers (HDH)- Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China<br \/>\nHong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) &#8211; Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China<br \/>\nHope Workers Center (HWC)- Taiwan, Province of China<br \/>\nHsinchu Migrants and Immigrants Services Center (HMISC) &#8211;\u00a0Taiwan, Province of China<br \/>\nHumanitarian Organization for Migration and Economics (HOME)- Singapore<br \/>\nHuman Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF)- Thailand<br \/>\nInstitute of Social Development (ISD) &#8211; Sri Lanka<br \/>\nInternational Domestic Workers Network (IDWN)<br \/>\nJALA PRT- Indonesia<br \/>\nKAKAMMPI- Philippines<br \/>\nKanlungan Centre Foundation- Philippines<br \/>\nKonfederasi Serikat Pekerja Indonesia (KSPI)-Indonesia<br \/>\nLabor Education and Research Network (LEARN) &#8211; Philippines<br \/>\nLabour Education Foundation (LEF) &#8211; Pakistan<br \/>\nLegal Support for Children and Women (LSCW)- Cambodia<br \/>\nMalaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) &#8211; Malaysia<br \/>\nMigrant Care- Indonesia<br \/>\nMigrant Forum in Asia<br \/>\nMigrant Forum India \u2013 India<br \/>\nMigrants Rights Council &#8211; India<br \/>\nNational Domestic Workers Movement- India<br \/>\nPOURAKHI- Nepal<br \/>\nPravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (PNCC)-Nepal<br \/>\nPublic Services Labor Independent Confederation\u00a0(PSLINK) &#8211; Philippines<br \/>\nSelf Employed Women&#8217;s Association (SEWA-Academy) \u2013 India<br \/>\nSerikat Buruh Migran Indonesia (SBMI)- Indonesia<br \/>\nSolidarity Center<br \/>\nSr. Immaculate De Alwis, ACTFORM- Sri Lanka<br \/>\nSUMAPI- Philippines<br \/>\nTamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights &#8211; Jordan<br \/>\nTransient Workers Count Too- Singapore<br \/>\nTrade Union Coordination Centre (TUCC) &#8211; India<br \/>\nUnlad Kabayan Migrant Services Foundation, Inc. &#8211; Philippines<br \/>\nUnion of Domestic Workers in Andhra Pradesh &#8211; India<br \/>\nVisayan Forum Foundation Incorporated- Philippines<br \/>\nWARBE Development Foundation \u2013 Bangladesh<br \/>\nWomen Power Connect (WPC) &#8211; India<br \/>\nWOREC &#8211; Nepal<br \/>\nYouth Action Nepal (YOAC) &#8211; Nepal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>STATEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS\u2019 DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong>16 June 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ratify and Implement ILO Convention 189 on\u00a0Decent Work for Domestic Workers Now!<\/p>\n<p>Today, as we commemorate the first anniversary of the adoption of ILO\u00a0Convention 189 (C189) on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, we call on\u00a0ILO Member States to immediately ratify and implement C189 as a\u00a0demonstration of their global commitment made at the 100th Session of\u00a0the International Labour Conference on 16 June 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Ratifying C189 is important, urgent and a priority! Wide ratifications\u00a0of C189 would benefit an estimated 100 million domestic workers around\u00a0the world who for long have been unrecognized, neglected, and forgotten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,14],"tags":[129,11,115,123,32,128],"class_list":["post-402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-domestic-workers","category-news-archive","tag-batas-kasambahay","tag-domestic-work","tag-ilo","tag-international-labor-convention-189","tag-philippines","tag-ratifications"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}