Domestic Workers

Work and Economic Security in the 21st Century: What Can We Learn From Ela Bhatt?

This paper is the result of research on SEWA including an interview with Ela Bhatt, conducted by Edward Webster, Professor Emeritus at the...

A Guide to Obtaining Data on Types of Informal Workers in Official Statistics

This brief provides a practical guide to collecting and compiling statistics on specific categories of informal workers – home based workers,...

PR No. 15A – Text of the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers

  This document is in both English and French. Ce document est écrit en anglais et en français. For more information click here. Disponible...

Researching Barriers to Access to Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers in Diplomatic Households

Nurturing a culture of compliance with domestic workers’ rights in South Africa

Domestic workers, informal construction workers, and the state…and almost everything else

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

Self Employed Women : A Profile of SEWA’s Membership

Abstract: This booklet provides a thorough analysis of the membership of SEWA, Self Employed Women‟s Association. SEWA is an officially registered...

Bad Dreams: Exploitation and Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia

Respect, rights and recognition: Domestic work and the ILO Standard Setting Process 2010-2011

Together? On the Not-so-easy Relationship Between Italian Labour Organisations and Migrant Domestic Workers’ Groups

ICDD Working Paper, No. 3