Publications on domestic work

  1. Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of June 2016 project report release.

    Migrant Domestic Workers Across the World: global and regional estimates

    13 June 2016

    Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of June 2016 project report release.

  2. Discussion paper

    Interregional knowledge sharing forum on promoting international cooperation and partnerships to realize a fair migration agenda for migrant domestic workers in Africa, the Arab States and Asia

    03 May 2016

    This is a discussion paper for the interregional knowledge sharing forum on 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. The forum aims to promote: (i) the sharing of good practices and innovations for protecting domestic workers; (ii) priority-setting and consensus-building between countries of origin on issues related to the protection of migrant domestic workers; and, (iii) priority-setting and consensus-building between countries of origin and countries of destination.

  3. Publication

    Coop News No. 1, 2016

    25 April 2016

    This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between November 2015 and April 2016.

  4. Briefing note

    Regulating International Labour Recruitment in the Domestic Work Sector

    07 April 2016

    Regulating International Labour Recruitment in the Domestic Work Sector: A Review of key issues, challenges and opportunities

  5. Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of June 2016 project report release.

    Protecting Migrant Domestic Workers: The international legal framework

    07 April 2016

    Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of June 2016 project report release.

  6. Briefing note

    Gender sensitivity in labour migration agreements and MOUs

    07 April 2016

    Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of June 2016 project report release.

  7. Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of June 2016 project report release.

    Migrant Domestic Workers: Promoting Occupational Safety and Health

    07 April 2016

    Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of June 2016 project report release.

  8. Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of June 2016 project report release.

    Expanding Social Security to Migrant Domestic Workers

    07 April 2016

    Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Research series in support of June 2016 project report release.

  9. Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 72

    The introduction of a minimum wage for domestic workers in South Africa

    31 March 2016

  10. Publication

    Review of the government-to-government mechanism for the employment of Bangladeshi workers in the Malaysian plantation sector

    11 March 2016

    Migrant workers form a key element in labour markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region. In Bangladesh, like many other countries of origin, labour migration is a source of employment, and workers’ remittances are critical to poverty alleviation and for offsetting the foreign trade deficit. Malaysia is a major country of destination, where migrants make up approximately a quarter of the workforce. Migrant workers’ contributions are critical in several key economic sectors, including the multi-billion dollar palm oil industry.