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WIEGO and the IDWF partnered to write this toolkit to support IDWF affiliates in their efforts to make C189 real for domestic workers. Also available in Français , Português , Swahili , and English . Access the accompanying pamphlet for domestic workers . Also in Français and Português .
WIEGO et la FITD ont fait équipe pour élaborer cette trousse d’outils afin de soutenir les affiliées de la FITD dans leurs efforts de traduire la C189 dans les faits pour les travailleuses domestiques.
WIEGO and the IDWF partnered to write this toolkit to support IDWF affiliates in their efforts to make C189 real for domestic workers. This version is tailored to Africa and has focused on our activities on this region. However, there's also a version made for the Caribbean region. Access here the...
This "solutions article" from the group Apolitical explores the growing need for migrant domestic workers in many developed countries, and what can be done or is being done to protect these vulnerable workers. WIEGO's Karin Pape is quoted in the article.
Domestic workers — those who cook, clean, sweep, and child-mind in private homes across the globe — face unusually challenging circumstances in their every day working lives. Those challenges have fuelled a movement by the workers themselves, and this week we’ll hear from those women on the...
16 June 2011 was a momentous day for domestic workers around the globe. After a long, worker-led struggle, the International Labour Organization (ILO) finally adopted the Domestic Workers Convention 2011 (No. 189) . Domestic workers celebrated their recognition as workers who are entitled to labour...
English El 16 de junio de 2011 fue un día trascendental para las trabajadoras del hogar de todo el mundo. Después de una larga lucha liderada por las propias trabajadoras, la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) Finalmente adoptó el Convenio sobre las trabajadoras y los trabajadores...
The “Domestic Workers and Convention 189: Making It Real!” workshop took place in June 2018 in Nairobi. Hosted by the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotel, Education Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA), IDWF affiliate in Kenya, alongside WIEGO and the IDWF, the event was attended by...
Hetal Laileshbai Kishori of Ahmedabad does double duty, caring for others at home and as a domestic worker.
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.