For domestic workers, women’s month marks their ongoing struggle
Domestic workers are still fighting from the margins of unregulated labour where slave-like servitude persists and goes unreported.
Domestic work
Domestic workers caught between a rock and a hard place
Covid-19 and lockdown have made working conditions for domestic worker worse.
Informal work during the pandemic: when essential activities are the most precarious
According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), two billion people – more than 61 per cent of the world’s employed population – work in the […]
In Mexico, domestic workers are defending their labour and human rights
A 2013 study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) found that there were at least 52 million domestic workers in the world, the majority of them women. […]
Domestic workers’ union welcomes court ruling
More than 1 million domestic workers around the country are now eligible for compensation for occupational injuries and diseases after a landmark court ruling.
Domestic workers want better working and living conditions
The International Domestic Worker Federation concluded its congress in Cape Town on Monday, 19 November.
Domestic worker unions urged to organise migrant workers
Domestic worker unions and organisations have gathered in Cape Town to talk about improving the working and living conditions of domestic workers around the world.
The precarious status of domestic workers in Brazil
With almost 7.2 million domestic workers, Brazil has ratified the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 189, covering decent work for those carrying out domestic tasks in the home.
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