Domestic Workers

Statistics on Domestic Workers in Latin America

Domestic work is an important occupation, involving a significant proportion of the workforce in Latin America.  

The Rights of Domestic Workers: Chances and Challenges for International and National Advocacy Work and Networking

Ecumenical Center, Geneva, Switzerland On the occasion of the 99th Session of the International Labor Conference

Organizing Women Workers in the Informal Economy: Beyond the Weapons of the Weak

Analyzes how women workers are using organization and mobilization to enforce their rights.

Sri Lanka: Domestic Workers and Civil Society

Verité Research recently conducted interviews with 22 members of civil society organizations to assess the quantity and quality of research...

Who Cares? article in Feministische Studien

Who cares? Drei politische Tagungen im März 2014 in Berlin This article (in German) was written by Karin Pape, the Deputy Director of WIEGO’s...

Trabajadores del Hogar en America Latina: Un Perfil Estadistico

Fact sheet on domestic workers in Latin America (in Spanish)

IDWN Solidarity Note to Domestic Workers and Cleaners in Netherlands

“The International Domestic Workers Network (IDWN) is watching with great interest the events in the Netherlands. For the second year,...

Building Voice, Visibility and Validity

Informal workers who are partners of the Inclusive Cities Project list their accomplishments since the project’s inception in 2008. ...

Santé et sécurité au travail et travail ménager

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