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    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...

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    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...

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    What’s Changed for Domestic Workers since C189? Our Legal Team Unpacks the Progress

    16 June 2011 was a momentous day for domestic workers around the globe. After a long, worker-led struggle, the International Labour Organization...

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    ¿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. 

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    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...

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    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...

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    Domestic workers in Johannesburg: Hidden, vulnerable and essential

    By Leslie VryenhoekDomestic workers represent a vast, hidden and essential workforce whose efforts inside private homes allow their employers...

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    Podcast: World-renowned labour lawyer, Adelle Blackett, on domestic work, the significance of a Convention and the future of the movement

    It’s been five years since the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189) was adopted during the International Labour...

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    Domestic Workers are (Not) “Like Family”

    16 June 2011 was a historic day for domestic workers around the world: The Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189)...

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    Las trabajadoras del hogar (no) son “como de la familia”

    El 16 de junio del 2011 fue un día histórico para los trabajadores y las trabajadoras del hogar alrededor del mundo: El Convenio 189 sobre...

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