International Labour Conference (ILC) documents on domestic workers

These reports inform you on the negociations that led up to the adoption of Convention 189 and Recommendation 201 at the June 2011 ILC.

Report IV(2B): Decent work for domestic workers

Report ILC.100/IV/2B contains a revised proposed Convention and Recommendation to serve as a basis for the discussion at the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference.
Report IV (2A) - Decent work for domestic workers

Report IV(1) was sent out to ILO constituents for their feedback in August 2010. Report IV(2A) contains the essential points of the replies received from governments and from employers’ and workers’ organization, as well as the Office commentary. On this basis, the Office prepared Report IV(2B) which contains a revised proposed Convention and Recommendation, and which served as a basis for the discussion at the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference.
Report IV(1): Decent work for domestic workers

On the basis of reports IV(1) and IV(2) and the discussion at the 99th session (2010) of the ILC, the Domestic Workers Committee adopted Proposed Conclusions for a comprehensive standard (a Convention supplemented by a Recommendation). Report IV(1) was then published in August 2010 and provided the first draft text of a proposed Convention and Recommendation
Report IV(2): Decent work for domestic workers

The comments to Report IV(1) received from the constituents are summarized in Report IV(2). This report as well as report IV(1) will form the basis for the first discussion of this question to take place at the 99th ILC in June 2010.
Report IV(1): Decent work for domestic workers

The Governing Body has placed an item on decent work for domestic workers on the agenda of the 99th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) of 2010 with a view to the setting of labour standards. This report, which provides information from across the world on the law and practice concerning domestic workers, is intended to serve as the basis for the ILC discussion. The report, accompanied by a questionnaire, was communicated to the governments of the member States of the ILO which were invited to send their replies to the Office no later than 30 August 2009.