News and articles on domestic work
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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
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Minimum wages are key for a human-centred recovery from COVID-19
02 December 2020
The new ILO Global Wage Report 2020-2021 examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region. It shows that adequate minimum wages are key for a human-centred recovery from COVID-19 and beyond.
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Annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank
ILO: The world economy needs a new engine of economic recovery
16 October 2020
In written statements to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder warned against higher levels of poverty and inequality resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. Highlighting the urgent need for social protection for all, he called for profound structural changes to build back better and faster.
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Unpaid production work
Millions of hours spent daily on unpaid work: Evidence from Asia and the Pacific
25 September 2020
Unpaid production work is the foundation of all other productive work, yet the time spent on these activities is often neglected in labour market analyses.
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Equal pay
Prioritize pay equity in COVID-19 recovery
18 September 2020
The Equal Pay International Coalition says governments need to take action to close the pay gap between women and men.