Publications on domestic work
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Publication
Transnational Migration of Domestic and Care Workers in Asia Pacific
14 March 2017
This report examines the patterns of and policies related to migration of domestic and care workers in East and Southeast Asia, a sub-region within Asia.
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Working in Freedom Project
Migrant domestic and garment workers in Jordan: A baseline analysis of trafficking in persons and related laws and policies
13 March 2017
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Fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East - Global Component - Midterm Evaluation Summary
02 March 2017
Project: GLO/13/53/UKM - Evaluation consultants: Amy Jersild, Asha D'Souza, Hanan Kwinana, Jhabindra Bhandari
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ILO Inter-regional Knowledge Sharing Forum Report - Good practices and lessons learned on promoting international cooperation and partnerships to realize a fair migration agenda for migrant domestic workers in Africa, the Arab States and Asia
21 February 2017
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Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families
Executive summary of Decent work for migrant domestic workers : Moving the agenda forward
24 November 2016
This report is part of a broader ILO strategy to promote Decent Work for Domestic Workers. It builds on knowledge generated in the context of the European Union-funded Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (2013–2016).
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Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of 2016 project report.
Promoting and protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers in transit: The case of Ethiopian women migrants
26 October 2016
In the absence of a definition in international law and policy, transit migration is often described as migration to one country with the intention of seeking the possibility there to emigrate to another and final country of destination. It is often associated with undesirable irregular migration, human trafficking, circular and shuttle migration, and refugee movements.
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Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of 2016 project report.
Skills development and recognition for domestic workers across borders
26 October 2016
Domestic work is an increasingly diverse sector with a varied and globalized workforce that is often viewed as unskilled. The similarity between paid domestic work and the unpaid work performed by women in their own homes has led to the undervaluation of domestic work and is generally reflected in the low wages earned.
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Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 79
Initial effects of Constitutional Amendment 72 on domestic work in Brazil
01 August 2016
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Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of 2016 project report.
Migrant Domestic Workers, Health and HIV
25 July 2016
Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of 2016 project report .
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MDW Information Guide
Information Guide for Domestic Workers in Zimbabwe
22 July 2016
As part of the GAP-MDW Zimbabwe/Lesotho-South Africa migration corridor project, this information guide has been created for domestic workers in Zimbabwe.