Publications on domestic work (Domestic workers)

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Providing Care through Cooperatives 1: Survey and Interview Findings

03 March 2016

Cooperatives are emerging as an innovative type of care provider, particularly in the absence of viable public or other private options.This report lists challenges and opportunities that cooperatives face in the care sector, highlighting resources that cooperatives need in order to be viable care providers, enterprises and employers.

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Outcome 5: Thematic Funding for 2014-2015 (Final Evaluation Summary)

01 March 2016

Project: GLO/14/67/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Julian Walker

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Review of labour migration policy in Malaysia

02 February 2016

This report assesses the recent changes to labour migration policy in Malaysia and provides recommendations for further strengthening of the governance framework.

Domestic Work Policy Brief no. 9

Making decent work a reality for migrant domestic workers

17 December 2015

This document is part of a series of briefs on issues and approaches to promoting decent work for domestic workers.

Domestic Work Policy Brief no. 8

Domestic work voice and representation through organizing

15 December 2015

This document is part of a series of briefs on issues and approaches to promoting decent work for domestic workers.

Issue Brief no. 3 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

Collective bargaining and non-standard forms of employment: Practices that reduce vulnerability and ensure work is decent

14 December 2015

Collective bargaining is widely recognized as an important tool for improving working conditions and labour relations, but can it play the same role for workers in non-standard forms of employment? This issue brief looks at the ways in which collective bargaining is used to negotiate better terms and conditions of employment for workers in temporary and part-time employment, and in forms of employment involving multiple parties, such as temporary agency work.

Issue Brief no. 2 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

Improving working conditions for domestic workers: organizing, coordinated action and bargaining

04 December 2015

This Issue Brief examines innovative approaches to workers’ and employers’ organizations and collective bargaining that protect domestic workers from the risk of being engaged in unacceptable forms of work and afford them effective and inclusive labour protection.

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Domestic work, wages, and gender equality: Lessons from developing countries

30 November 2015

GED Working Paper No. 5/2015 The paper seeks to contribute to a better understanding of developments regarding labour market participation and remuneration in the domestic work sector in comparison with other sectors. It looks at the basic characteristics of female domestic workers, gaps in minimum wage coverage, compliance, and the extent of minimum wage violations. Presenting empirical evidence on labour market inequality along gender lines, the paper discusses the role of minimum wages for reducing gender disparity, questions of regulatory design and enforcement issues.