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published Sep 20, 2014 05:23 PM
Latest updates from International Domestic Workers Federation
Story Troff document May Day 2021 : Against Incidental Survival: Social Protection for Domestic Workers is not Luxury, it is a Must. by IDWFED — last modified May 01, 2021 03:49 PM
"Social protection must not be the exclusionary luxury of some workers only, but a basic undeniable right for domestic workers as well,” said Myrtle Witbooi, President of IDWF. “No recovery would be possible otherwise."
Story No Recovery is Possible without us: Health and Safety at Work for Domestic Workers by IDWFED — last modified Apr 28, 2021 05:17 PM
There is no safe way to emerge from this pandemic without the insurance of health and safety at work for domestic workers.
Affiliate PS document India: Gharelu Kamgar Panchayat Sangam (GKPS) by IDWFED — last modified Apr 19, 2021 02:27 PM
India: Gharelu Kamgar Panchayat Sangam (GKPS)
Story Global: Equitable Access to Rights and Freedom from Violence for Transgender Domestic Workers by IDWFED — last modified Mar 31, 2021 11:15 AM
IDWF Statement on the International Day of Transgender Visibility
Story Global: IDWF joining 181 Organizations for Women's Rights Call Upon United Nations (UN) Security Council to Hold Myanmar Military Accountable for Violence Against Women by IDWFED — last modified Mar 24, 2021 10:59 PM
Amplifying the people’s call for justice, together, the 182 members of the global women’s rights movement call upon the Security Council: " We are now asking you to take all necessary measures against the Myanmar military, in order to break the cycles of violence and abuse that have gone on for too long."
Story CSW65: 10 Years since C189: Domestic Workers' Need for Social Protection by IDWFED — last modified Mar 25, 2021 06:06 PM
IDWF Parallel event at the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum 2021
Story Asia Pacific GCM Review: Migrant Domestic Workers Organizing is leading to changes, claim Fish Ip of IDWF by Fish Ip — last modified Mar 13, 2021 05:08 PM
On the second day of the Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, Fish Ip, the IDWF Asia regional coordinator, spoke at the first Roundtable on "Ensuring that migration is voluntary, regular, safe and orderly (addressing objectives 2, 5, 6, 12 and 18 of the Global Compact)", co-organized by ILO, UNESCO and UNFCCC. She describes how organizing of migrant domestic workers is leading to changes bit by bit.
Resource Between Regularization and Informality: European States Need to Meet their Commitment to C189 by IDWFED — last modified Mar 31, 2021 09:38 AM
The below briefs are prepared based on information provided through the tireless and relentless efforts of our affiliates and domestic worker groups working on achieving labor justice around the world.
Story Africa: Domestic Workers in Tanzania, Zambia, and Burkina Faso organized entrepreneurial initiatives to tackle COVID-19 and support each other´s economy. by IDWFED — last modified Mar 11, 2021 04:58 PM
The IGA initiative is of great importance because it lets the members and the branches maintain their sustainability while generating an income that helps the organization and the Domestic Workers to feel protected.
Story Asia Pacific GCM review: Place Migrants in the centre, not in the dark, Shiella Estrada spoke at the Launch of GCM review by IDWFED — last modified Mar 13, 2021 05:12 PM
Shiella Estrada, migrant domestic worker leader, spoke at the launch of the first Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) from 10th-12th March 2021. She calls for listening to migrants, the right to freedom of association and basic labour rights.
Resource Citrix ICA settings file Strong and United Facing up to the Pandemic - The Impact of COVID-19 on Domestic Workers in Latin America by IDWFED — last modified Mar 02, 2021 09:52 PM
The Survey was designed in April 2020 since it was already clear for the regional IDWF team that we had to generate our own information of "hard data" to use it as empirical evidence regarding the effects of the pandemic on our sector. Also, we wanted to offer useful tools to union organizations to contribute to their organizing and advocacy actions before governments during and after the pandemic.
Resource Across Borders and Movements: Migrant Domestic Workers Resistance by IDWFED — last modified Feb 24, 2021 05:11 PM
IDWF Webinar Report On the International Migrants Day 2020
Story Indonesia: A country that is pro Violence and Neglect Domestic Workers - Jala PRT says by Fish Ip — last modified Feb 19, 2021 10:38 AM
On the day of Indonesian National Domestic Workers Day which is a day to remember how Sunarsih, a 14-year child domestic worker, died from abuse by her employer, Jala PRT presses the government of Indonesia to adopt domestic workers law. Here is the statement of Jala PRT.
Story India: Letter to the Prime Minister to understand the plight of domestic workers by Fish Ip — last modified Feb 08, 2021 01:16 PM
The National Platform of Domestic Workers writes to the Prime Minister against the exclusion of informal workers in the New Labour Codes
Story India: Demand to the Parliament to consider domestic workers in New Labour Codes discussion by Fish Ip — last modified Feb 08, 2021 01:08 PM
The National Platform of Domestic Workers presses the members of the Parliament in India to consider the importance to include the rights of domestic workers in the New Labour Codes.
Story ECMAScript program India: Domestic Workers nation-wide protest against exclusion by new labour codes by Fish Ip — last modified Feb 08, 2021 01:20 PM
The National Platform of Domestic Workers (NPDW) protested all over India against the exclusion of domestic workers as workers and to any rights to social security.
Affiliate Microsoft Word Document Congo: Union de Femme Domestique du Congo (UFEDOC) by IDWFED — last modified Jan 26, 2021 03:24 PM
Congo: Union de Femme Domestique du Congo (UFEDOC)
Affiliate Lesotho : Kopanang Domestic Workers Association of Lesotho (KDWAL) by IDWFED — last modified Jan 26, 2021 08:38 PM
Lesotho : Kopanang Domestic Workers Association of Lesotho (KDWAL)
Resource "Following the Money: the Kafala System and Chain of Domestic Workers Migration" - Report of the IDWF Panel at the Global South Women's Forum (GSWF) December 14, 2020 by IDWFED — last modified Jan 15, 2021 03:24 PM
Report of the IDWF Panel at the Global South Women’s Forum (GSWF) December 14, 2020
Resource IDWF e-Newsletter #47 - December 2020 by IDWFED — last modified Dec 30, 2020 04:43 PM
"Moving into 2021, We are resilient, we are united."
Story Global: Year End Messages of 2020 - From the President, Vice President and the General Secretary by IDWFED — last modified Dec 27, 2020 01:23 PM
We as IDWF survived, we have learnt to be thankful, to accept each other. We have learnt to share what we have and most of all we have learnt to appreciate life.
Story C source code Africa: A Big Leap on Digital Communication Skills under the COVID-19 Pandemic by IDWFED — last modified Dec 28, 2020 05:00 PM
A Big Leap on Digital Communication Skills under the COVID-19 Pandemic
Story Namibia: The government passed the C189 and C190 on December 9 by IDWFED — last modified Dec 26, 2020 06:14 PM
On 9th December NDAWU celebrated the achievement on the ratification of Convention 189 and 190, Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189) aimed at improving domestic workers working conditions.
Story chemical/x-pdb Togo: SYNADOT's organizational development by IDWFED — last modified Dec 26, 2020 05:54 PM
Togo is among the Francophone country in Africa which shows a lot of achievement in organizational development in 2020.
Story Belgium: Domestic Workers, all Women were Elected as Shop Stewards in their Companies to Represent the Rights and Interests of all Workers by IDWFED — last modified Dec 26, 2020 05:22 PM
Elections of shop stewards to represent all employees of companies are held every four years in Belgian companies employing more than 50 workers.
Story C source code Philippines: Jobs for Domestic Workers under the COVID-19 Pandemic by IDWFED — last modified Dec 26, 2020 07:23 PM
Jobs for Domestic Workers under the COVID-19 Pandemic
Story Malaysia: The Indonesia migrant domestic workers finally formed their own organization – PERTIMIG by IDWFED — last modified Dec 26, 2020 05:38 PM
The Indonesia migrant domestic workers in Malaysia finally formed their own organization – the Persatuan Pekerja Rumah Tangga Indonesia Migran (PERTIMIG) in December 2019 and became operational this year with 90 domestic workers in 2020.
Story Global: Update on the IDWF Solidarity Fund, December 2020 by IDWFED — last modified Dec 27, 2020 01:25 PM
The fund per affiliate is small, ranging from $5,000 to 10,000, yet for many, it is all they have received to cop with the pandemic challenges.
Story object code Trinidad and Tobago: The pandemic will not stop the fight of Domestic Workers in Trinidad and Tobago by IDWFED — last modified Mar 11, 2021 05:11 PM
The insights of Ida Le-Blanc, General Secretary of National Union of Domestic Employees (NUDE), in Trinidad and Tobago.
Story Malaysia: Migrant Domestic Workers Held Social Dialogue with the Ministry, Trade Unions, NGOs to Demand an Inclusive Labour Rights Protection by IDWFED — last modified Jan 28, 2021 04:37 PM
The event titled “Inclusive Labor Law Reform: Migrants and Domestic Workers Have the Rights Too!”, was the first part of the migration dialogue series to commemorate the International Migrants Day 2020.