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.

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.

© 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.

© 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.

News

Zimbabwe: Development of a Curriculum for Domestic Workers

21 January 2021

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.

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