International resources

Convention 189 Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers. Entry into force on September 5th 2013

dhaka_declaration This document is a series of briefs presented and signed during the fourth labour migration consultations in which sets recommendations for improving conditions for migrant workers of Colombo member countries, dated on April 2011.

Convention No. 189 – Questions and answers

Convention No. 189 – Questions and answers – Filipino This short factsheet will help you understand what Convention No. 189 is, who it covers, and what minimum standards it sets.

Coverage of domestic workers by key working conditions laws This document is part of a series of briefs on issues and approaches to promoting decent work for domestic workers.

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

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

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

Domestic workers across the world- Global and regional statistics and the extent of legal protection This publication sheds light on the magnitude of domestic work, a sector often “invisible” behind the doors of private households and unprotected by national legislation. “Meeting the needs of my family too”- Maternity protection and work-family measures for domestic workers This document is part of a series of briefs on issues and approaches to promoting decent work for domestic workers. Snapshot- ILO in action, domestic workers A growing number of countries are taking measures to improve the living and working conditions of domestic workers. But the momentum needs to be stepped up to ensure that domestic workers worldwide enjoy labour rights, just like other workers. Swept Under the Rug This report synthesizes Human Rights Watch research since 2001 on abuses against women and child domestic workers originating from or working in El Salvador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Togo, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. Claiming Rights- Domestic Workers’ Movements and Global Advances for Labor Reform This report charts ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention, national labor law reforms, and the growing influence of emerging domestic workers’ rights movements.