Publications on domestic work
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Publication
Rendere il lavoro dignitoso una realtà per i lavoratori domestici – Sintesi del rapporto
15 June 2021
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Training Policy Brief
Protecting domestic workers in Lebanon. How to amend the labour code to better protect domestic migrant workers in Lebanon?
23 March 2021
This policy brief intends to provide recommendations on how to better protect the domestic workers in Lebanon by amending the labour code. It reviews the situation of the employment conditions of the migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, which were lately exacerbated as a result of the COVID-19. As a way forward, it proposes three recommendations in order to unlock the complex situation.
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Policy resource package
Extending social security to domestic workers
12 March 2021
Key lessons learned from international experience
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Policy resource package
Extending social security to workers in the informal economy
12 March 2021
Key lessons learned from international experience
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Publication
Domestic Workers and Decent Work in Sri Lanka
05 January 2021
In response to a Government of Sri Lanka request, this Report highlights key findings from a study which examined the living and working conditions of domestic workers and assessed the current legal and policy gaps to ratify ILO's Decent Work for Domestic Workers Convention (No 189)
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Malaysia Decent Work Country Programme
Promoting decent work for sustainable development
20 November 2020
The Malaysia Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2019–20 provides a framework for the first of two phases of structured cooperation between the ILO, the Government of Malaysia, the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) and the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC).
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Global Deal for Decent Work & Inclusive Growth - Thematic Brief
Social Dialogue for the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy
20 November 2020
Social dialogue has a vital role to play in supporting the transition from the informal to the formal economy. Drawing on case studies from around the world, this Global Deal thematic brief illustrates how social dialogue, involving governments and representative employers’ and workers’ organizations has, in different ways and at different levels, contributed to the transition to formality and the reduction of decent work deficits in the informal economy. It aims to assist all concerned stakeholders to apply social dialogue for the design and implementation of effective formalization strategies, in the context of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 and the relevant international labour standards.
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DIILM Updates
International Labour Migration Governance
12 November 2020
DIILM update #3 focuses on the ILO’s work with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, and Population (MOLIP); Parliamentarians, the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation, labour organizations and CSOs to strengthen the legislative and policy framework governing international labour migration
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Research brief
Migration cost survey among Indonesian and Filipina domestic workers in Malaysia
22 October 2020
This research brief presents the findings of the survey on migration cost of Indonesian and Filipina domestic workers in Malaysia. The survey is guided by the ILO’s 2019 General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment and Definition of Recruitment Fees and Related Costs and builds on previous studies conducted by the World Bank-led Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD).
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DIILM Updates
Making decent work a reality for domestic workers
20 October 2020
DIILM Update No. 2 Domestic Workers, October 2020