Domestic Workers

¿Las trabajadoras y trabajadores del hogar y el C189? Nuestro equipo legal analiza los progresos y los desafíos pendientes

English  El 16 de junio de 2011 fue un día trascendental para las trabajadoras del hogar de todo el mundo. 

From Mozambique to Mexico, Domestic Workers are Fighting for their Rights — and Telling their Stories

Domestic workers — those who cook, clean, sweep, and child-mind in private homes across the globe — face unusually challenging circumstances...

Roma, galardonada y candidata a los Óscar y algunas lecturas imprescindibles sobre el trabajo del hogar

El próximo mes, sabremos si el conmovedor retrato del director Alfonso Cuarón Orozco sobre una trabajadora del hogar en México en los años...

Strategies for Addressing Social and Legal Barriers for Mexican Domestic Workers

First step includes launch of new social security policy platformDomestic workers face many challenges in their fight for better working...

Estrategias para abordar las barreras sociales y legales para las trabajadoras del hogar de México

El primer paso incluye el lanzamiento de una plataforma  política sobre seguridad social Las trabajadoras del hogar se enfrentan a muchos...

With “Roma” in the Awards Circle, Here are Our Must-reads on Domestic Workers

Next month, we’ll find out if director Alfonso Cuarón Orozco’s moving portrayal of a domestic worker in 1970s Mexico will gain nods from...

Cities are undermining the potential of universal cash grants to support women’s economic empowerment and reduce poverty

Ninety-two per cent of women’s employment in the developing world is in the informal economy, and as urbanization proceeds an increasing...

Women’s Economic Empowerment – Domestic Workers

Domestic Workers’ Leadership for EmpowermentEconomic and Employment Rights: Advancing Domestic Workers’ Leadership

“Making C189 Real”: The Domestic Workers Project

Informal Workers and the Law

WIEGO works with four main occupational groups of informal workers: domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers....