Declaration of the African Regional Domestic Workers Conference

By:
WIEGO, SADSAWU
Date:

On 16 June, 2013, the second anniversary of the adoption of the C189 and the World Domestic Workers’ Day, domestic workers in Africa launched the Africa Domestic Workers Network (AfDWN) in Cape Town, South Africa.

Declaration of the African Regional Domestic Workers Conference

This historic conference gathered 95 domestic worker representatives of 17 organizations from 17 countries in Africa, with a total membership of 95,572.

They were joined by the leadership of the International Domestic Workers Network (IDWN) from Asia, Latin America, North America and Caribbean. Other supportive organizations came from Europe and South Africa.

Read the report on the launch of the African Domestic Workers Network .

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