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COVID-19: Guidance for Occupational Safety and Health for Employers and Domestic Workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 21, 2021 05:48 PMAs part of the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, we have the immense pleasure to invite you to join us for the launch of COVID-19: Guidance for Occupational Safety and Health for Employers and Domestic Workers.
The Silver Lining: Domestic Workers Organizing One Decade On - IDWF Statement on June 16, 2021
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 16, 2021 03:26 PMDomestic work must not stand outside of social protection, and domestic workers’ organizing must take a seat at every negotiation table: within unionism, social dialogue, and policy making.
PERTIMIG Held Its First Online Founding Congress Amidst Malaysia Lockdown
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 21, 2021 03:07 PMIndonesian Migrant Domestic Workers Association (PERTIMIG) held the 1st Online Founding Congress on 13th June 2021 despite Malaysia lockdown, proving how domestic workers movement is unstoppable and strong.
The Domestic Workers Convention (C189) celebrates its 10th anniversary but Social Protection is not yet part of our reality
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 10, 2021 05:21 PMOn June 16th, the Convention 189 (C189), a huge milestone for Domestic Workers around the world, celebrates its 10th anniversary. The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) will mark this occasion in a zoom webinar on June 13th. We will remember how in 2011, workers, employers, and governments came together to adopt the convention on decent work for domestic workers.
10 Years of Resilience: a Celebration of the Domestic Workers Convention
— by IDWFED — last modified Jun 06, 2021 03:52 PMThe IDWF is going to have this Webinar celebration with domestic workers from all around the world!
Hong Kong: Financial Accounting Manager (CLOSED)
— by IDWFED — last modified Oct 15, 2021 04:01 PMWe are hiring a Financial Accounting Manager to fulfill the following key responsibilities and tasks.
Solidarity Statement with the Oppressed in the Ongoing Violence in Palestine
— by IDWFED — last modified May 24, 2021 11:33 PMIt is in this spirit of solidarity that the IDWF expresses its grief for the lives lost in the escalating violence in Palestine and Israel. Many innocent lives lost among which is a domestic worker, Soumya Santhosh, whom we mourn greatly.
Taiwan: Mothers Against Blood and Sweat on May 1 – Protection for Domestic Work !
— by Fish Ip — last modified May 03, 2021 12:59 PMDCU together with MENT demand for Domestic Service Act!
Malaysia: AMMPO and PERTIMIG welcomes Government's move to cover some social security of domestic workers
— by Fish Ip — last modified May 03, 2021 11:09 AMThe two migrant domestic workers organizations issue a joint May Day statement in response to the announcement of the Ministry of Human Resource (MoHR) in Malaysia to extend social security coverage to domestic workers. Yet, concrete
2021 May Day: Joint Statement from Online Asia Assembly of Migrant Domestic Workers
— by Fish Ip — last modified May 01, 2021 10:49 PMDespite the COVID19 restrictions and all kind of suppressions, workers are resilient. Without resilience, without struggle, there will be no way to get light for our plight. On International Labour Day, migrant domestic workers (MDWs) leaders from Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and Singapore join together at an online assembly. FADWU Hong Kong initiates the assembly.
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."
No Recovery is Possible without us: Health and Safety at Work for Domestic Workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Apr 28, 2021 05:17 PMThere is no safe way to emerge from this pandemic without the insurance of health and safety at work for domestic workers.
Global: Equitable Access to Rights and Freedom from Violence for Transgender Domestic Workers
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 31, 2021 11:15 AMIDWF Statement on the International Day of Transgender Visibility
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 PMAmplifying 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."
CSW65: 10 Years since C189: Domestic Workers' Need for Social Protection
— by IDWFED — last modified Mar 25, 2021 06:06 PMIDWF Parallel event at the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum 2021
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 PMOn 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.
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 PMThe 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.
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 PMShiella 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.
Indonesia: A country that is pro Violence and Neglect Domestic Workers - Jala PRT says
— by Fish Ip — last modified Feb 19, 2021 10:38 AMOn 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.
India: Letter to the Prime Minister to understand the plight of domestic workers
— by Fish Ip — last modified Feb 08, 2021 01:16 PMThe National Platform of Domestic Workers writes to the Prime Minister against the exclusion of informal workers in the New Labour Codes
India: Demand to the Parliament to consider domestic workers in New Labour Codes discussion
— by Fish Ip — last modified Feb 08, 2021 01:08 PMThe 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.
India: Domestic Workers nation-wide protest against exclusion by new labour codes
— by Fish Ip — last modified Feb 08, 2021 01:20 PMThe 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.
Global: Year End Messages of 2020 - From the President, Vice President and the General Secretary
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 27, 2020 01:23 PMWe 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.
Africa: A Big Leap on Digital Communication Skills under the COVID-19 Pandemic
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 28, 2020 05:00 PMA Big Leap on Digital Communication Skills under the COVID-19 Pandemic
Namibia: The government passed the C189 and C190 on December 9
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 26, 2020 06:14 PMOn 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.
Togo: SYNADOT's organizational development
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 26, 2020 05:54 PMTogo is among the Francophone country in Africa which shows a lot of achievement in organizational development in 2020.
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 PMElections of shop stewards to represent all employees of companies are held every four years in Belgian companies employing more than 50 workers.
Philippines: Jobs for Domestic Workers under the COVID-19 Pandemic
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 26, 2020 07:23 PMJobs for Domestic Workers under the COVID-19 Pandemic
Malaysia: The Indonesia migrant domestic workers finally formed their own organization – PERTIMIG
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 26, 2020 05:38 PMThe 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.
Global: Update on the IDWF Solidarity Fund, December 2020
— by IDWFED — last modified Dec 27, 2020 01:25 PMThe 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.