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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Domestic workers in Johannesburg: Hidden, vulnerable and essential

    By Leslie VryenhoekDomestic workers represent a vast, hidden and essential workforce whose efforts inside private homes allow their employers...

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    New international labour standard will help protect vulnerable workers from violence and harassment

    When the 2019 International Labour Conference voted to adopt Convention 190 on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (C190),...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Trabajadoras y trabajadores en la economía informal celebran la aprobación de un nuevo estándar internacional sobre la eliminación de la violencia y el acoso

    por Leslie Vryenhoek junto con Karin Pape y Rachel Moussié La Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo (CIT) votó a favor de la aprobación del...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel fêtent l’approbation d’une nouvelle convention internationale concernant l’élimination de la violence et du harcèlement

    par Leslie Vryenhoek avec Karin Pape et Rachel Moussié La Conférence internationale du Travail (CIT) a voté pour l’adoption de la Convention...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Podcast: World-renowned labour lawyer, Adelle Blackett, on domestic work, the significance of a Convention and the future of the movement

    It’s been five years since the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189) was adopted during the International Labour...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Glass Ceilings and Concrete Floors: Measuring Progress in Women’s Employment

    2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the Fourth UN World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China in 1995. To mark this historic anniversary,...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Celebrating International Domestic Workers’ Day with Myrtle Witbooi, Pioneering Activist for the Movement

    Myrtle Witbooi never intended to become a domestic worker. She had planned on studying nursing, but when a family asked her to help caretake...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Seis mitos sobre las estadísticas de la economía informal

    Los mitos abundan en el campo de las estadísticas de la economía informal y van desde nociones de “no hay estadística alguna”, hasta  “las...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Celebrando el Día Internacional de las Trabajadoras del Hogar con Myrtle Witbooi, activista pionera en el movimiento

    Myrtle Witbooi no planeaba ser trabajadora del hogar; lo que quería era estudiar enfermería. Pero cuando una familia le pidió ayuda para...

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    As if I am not Human: Abuses against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia

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