Domestic Workers

Die ILO-Konvention: Gute Arbeit für HausarbeiterinnenLuXemburg: Gesellschaftsanalyse und Linke Praxis

The English title of this German language article is “The ILO Convention Decent Work for Domestic Workers. More than a promise?”...

Domestic Work, Unpaid Work and Wage Rates

A comprehensive law for domestic workers in India covering all aspects of their working conditions is yet to come. However, the debate on...

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...

Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo

Menschenwürdige Arbeit für HausangestellteMigration und Integration

The Decent Work for Domestic Workers Convention and Recommendation, 2011

Review of the development and early stages of adoption of the ILO Convention on Domestic Workers.  Resource is subscription only.

Redefined Labour Spaces: Organising Workers in Post-Liberalised India

This book discusses the transformation of labour movements and trade unionism in post-liberalised India. It looks at emerging collectivism,...

From the Household to the Factory: Sex Discrimination in the Guatemalan Labour Force

Domestic Workers: Organizing the Patience Industry

Camarada Albertina Mundlovo is a domestic worker in Maputo, Mozambique. An Indian Ocean port city, Maputo is Mozambique’s largest economic...

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.