We are more than 140 participants representing organizations from more than 20 countries and\u00a0territories, including 35 national trade unions, 5 domestic workers\u2019 organizations and 20 civil society\u00a0organizations from the International Trade Union Confederation\u2010Asia Pacific (ITUC\u2010A\/P), International\u00a0Domestic Workers Network (IDWN), Global Network\u2010Asia, and Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA). We\u00a0convened the Asian Regional Conference on \u201cAdvocacy towards the Ratification and Implementation of\u00a0ILO Convention 189 and Recommendation 201 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers\u201d on October 24\u201026, 2011 in Manila, Philippines\u2010\u2010the first ever such regional gathering since the historic 100th session of\u00a0the International Labour Conference in June 2011 in Geneva. We express our appreciation for the\u00a0support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in making this conference possible. We are here\u00a0to continue our joint efforts in ensuring decent work for domestic workers, which began in Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China in\u00a02008 and 2009, in Jakarta in 2010, in Manila after the 2010 ILC, and in Singapore before the 2011 ILC.<\/p>\n