News and articles on domestic work
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Our impact, their voices
From migrant worker to labour unionist
21 April 2021
Learning from her exploitative experiences as a migrant domestic worker, Dina Nuriyati has become a tireless labour advocate and unionist, promoting better protection and services for Indonesian migrant workers in all cycles of migration.
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Labour reforms
Qatar’s new minimum wage enters into force
19 March 2021
Qatar’s new non-discriminatory minimum wage comes into force – adding to the series of major labour reforms underway.
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© Supachai Chirakup / RHSF 2023
Forced labour
What if your pencil was a tool against forced labour?
10 March 2021
A global cartoon competition will raise awareness of forced labour, which affects 25 million people worldwide.
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© KB Mpofu / ILO 2023
Voices
A vision for domestic workers
03 March 2021
Mendy Lerato Lusaba, founder of the Domestic Workers Association of Zimbabwe and winner of the ILO Skills Innovation Challenge, has big plans to improve the life of domestic workers in her country. Read her story on our new Voices multimedia platform.
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News
Zimbabwe: Development of a Curriculum for Domestic Workers
21 January 2021
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International Migrants Day
ILO announces winners of the 2020 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration and Fair Recruitment
18 December 2020
Winning entries provide outstanding and balanced reporting on labour migration and fair recruitment.
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Domestic Workers - Violence and Harassment
Namibia ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)
10 December 2020