My Fair Home in the Arab States

The My Fair Home campaign is a joint initiative of the International Labour Organization and the International Domestic Workers Federation which aims to elicit attitudinal and behavioural change among employers of domestic workers to ensure decent work.

The My Fair Home campaign is a joint initiative of the ILO and the International Domestic Workers Federation. The campaign aims to elicit attitudinal and behavioural change among employers of domestic workers to ensure decent work. The campaign encourages employers to sign onto the ‘My Fair Home pledge’, committing to six principles of decent work for domestic workers:

  • I ensure domestic workers in my home receive fair wages, reasonable work hours and time to rest;
  • I respect the terms and conditions of employment as stipulated in the contract, signed between the domestic worker and myself;
  • I ensure that domestic workers in my home have access to decent healthcare;
  • I actively ensure a work environment that is free from abuse, harassment and violence;
  • I ensure that domestic workers in my home enjoy decent living conditions and a safe, secure and private bedroom; and
  • I ensure domestic workers in my home enjoy a full day of rest, spent where and how they choose.

Take the My Fair Home pledge to uphold decent work for domestic workers in your home at www.idwfed.org/myfairhome

Outreach to employers of domestic workers is part of a comprehensive strategy to ensure domestic worker’s rights, alongside important legislative reform, regulation of the recruitment industry, and capacity building with domestic workers and their organizations.

A broad range of activities can take place under the principles and goals of My Fair Home:
  • Social media, by sharing campaign messages and the pledge;
  • public advocacy events, such as photo exhibitions, film festivals, and cultural exchange days;
  • engagement with the private sector, by encouraging companies to endorse the campaign and educate their employees about their responsibilities as employers of domestic workers;
  • establishing employers groups, who can represent a collective voice for employers’ needs and concerns;
  • development of tools and resources to support a healthy employment relationship, such as a standard contract, pay slips and timesheet, or a living wage calculator; and
  • implementation with school children, by promoting understanding and respect of different cultures and appreciation of domestic workers.
In the Arab States, the campaign is supported by the ILO FAIRWAY project.