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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.
Pushpaben Ishwarbhai Makwana puts in long days looking after her household and four children in Ahmedabad, India and also working as a domestic worker.
The Balsewa child care centre model was initiated by the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), a trade union in India, to fill a gap in the provision of child care facilities for its members: poor women working in the informal economy. Meet some of the women who work in these centres and learn...
Accessible quality child care is especially vital to ensuring women—who bear most of the responsibility for caring for children—can be productive workers. Across Bangkok, public and privately funded child care centres operate to fulfil this need. This case study examines how three centres resources...
Having access to quality child care enables mothers to earn an income while knowing their children are safe and well cared for. Balsewa centres are run by the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India to serve its members. This case study introduces some of the women who work in these...
This Policy Brief explores domestic worker struggles in Bolivia. It concentrates on laws and policies applied by the government of Evo Morales (2006 - present) as well as the unfulfilled demands of the social movement of domestic workers. This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series . View...
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.