Publications on domestic work

  1. ILO Newsletter

    Migrant Domestic Workers in Focus, Issue #3

    07 October 2014

    ILO Newsletter “Migrant Domestic Workers in Focus” is an awareness rising and promotion tool developed in the framework of the EU funded Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their families (GAP-MDW) and published on a quarterly basis. The purpose of the newsletter is to promote decent work for migrant domestic workers globally and to keep ILO partners, constituents and other stakeholders informed about current and upcoming developments in the migration and domestic work sectors.

  2. Publication

    Labour inspection in domestic work (Module 16)

    23 September 2014

    This module presents labour inspectors and policy makers with the main challenges that the Labour Inspectorate will encounter when carrying out their work in the domestic work sector. It provides an overview of the provisions of ILO Conventions, of the most common risks of incompliance and a collection of possible ways forward to address the challenges faced

  3. Publication

    Making Decent Work a Reality for Domestic Workers Swedish funding towards Outcome 5 (Final evaluation summary)

    23 July 2014

    Project: GLO/11/54/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Una Murray

  4. New guidelines

    Tackling child labour and protecting young workers in domestic work - A resource manual

    04 July 2014

    Global March and ILO-IPEC launch a Resource Manual on child domestic work

  5. Tools for researching domestic work

    Qualitative research on employment relationship and working conditions: preliminary guidelines

    03 July 2014

  6. ILO Newsletter

    Migrant Domestic Workers in Focus, Issue #2

    22 April 2014

    ILO Newsletter “Migrant Domestic Workers in Focus” is an awareness rising and promotion tool developed in the framework of the EU funded Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their families (GAP-MDW) and published on a quarterly basis. The purpose of the newsletter is to promote decent work for migrant domestic workers globally and to keep ILO partners, constituents and other stakeholders informed about current and upcoming developments in the migration and domestic work sectors.

  7. TOOLS FOR RESEARCHING DOMESTIC WORK

    ILO survey on domestic workers: preliminary guidelines

    24 March 2014

  8. Domestic Work Policy Brief no. 7

    Working time of live-in domestic workers

    28 November 2013

    This document is part of a series of briefs on issues and approaches to promoting decent work for domestic workers.

  9. Publication

    Promoting integration of migrant domestic workers in Europe (Final Evaluation Summary)

    21 November 2013

    Project: RER/11/01/EEC - Evaluation Consultant: Peter Mahy

  10. Booklet

    Extension of social protection of migrant domestic workers in Europe

    06 November 2013

    'Extension of social protection of migrant domestic workers in Europe' provides an introduction to the ILO's social security mandate and the EU's social security legal framework, exploring how each applies to migrant domestic workers. It also identifies challenges and good practices towards extending social protection to migrant domestic workers in national, bilateral, and multilateral contexts.