Recent initiatives have aimed to build the capacity of informal worker organizers and leaders to build their democratic organizations and to run them effectively. For example, the Inclusive Cities Project partners are working on sustainability plans. As well, WIEGO has assisted by offering fund-raising training and working with the HomeNets in Asia to build democratic organizations and make the transition from NGO to MBO.
The International Domestic Workers’ Network (IDWN) is made up of domestic workers’ unions and associations from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, North America and Europe. The IDWN:
History was made June 16, 2011 when governments, employers and workers from around the world adopted the Convention and accompanying Recommendation on Decent Work for Domestic Workers at the 100th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Organizing gives the poorest segments of the working class – those working in the informal economy, and especially women – a means through which to be seen and heard by decision makers who have the power to affect their lives.
The Research Network for Domestic Worker Rights consists of researchers who have been working collaboratively with domestic workers to capture information and document the lives and working conditions of the tens of millions of people who work in the homes of others. Officially
launched in June 2011, the Research Network exists to support the efforts of domestic workers by:
HomeNet Thailand and its supportive partners played an essential role in winning legislative protection for home-based workers.
