Domestic work is care work, and as the world celebrates International Domestic Workers’ Day on 16 June, the anniversary of ILO Convention 189 on domestic workers, it is high time we make it decent work.

 

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Domestic workers are care workers

News and articles

ILO COOP/SSE Meets with WIEGO and Global Informal Economy Worker Membership Based Organization Networks
Meeting participants - ILO COOP SSE and WIEGO

ILO COOP/SSE Meets with WIEGO and Global Informal Economy Worker Membership Based Organization Networks

TRIANGLE in ASEAN Newsletter
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Past editions

TRIANGLE in ASEAN Newsletter

How do domestic workers fare in your country?

How do domestic workers fare in your country?

ILO launches new strategy to achieve decent work for domestic workers

ILO launches new strategy to achieve decent work for domestic workers

There is no social justice without decent work for domestic workers

There is no social justice without decent work for domestic workers

Podcast: Is domestic work care work?

Podcast: Is domestic work care work?

Publications

Gendering migration pathways from Bangladesh to Jordan and Lebanon: Before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Gendering migration pathways from Bangladesh to Jordan and Lebanon: Before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

From global care crisis to quality care at home: The case for including domestic workers in care policies and ensuring their rights at work

ILO Policy Brief

From global care crisis to quality care at home: The case for including domestic workers in care policies and ensuring their rights at work

From global care crisis to quality care at home: The case for including domestic workers in care policies and ensuring their rights at work...

ILO Policy Brief

From global care crisis to quality care at home: The case for including domestic workers in care policies and ensuring their rights at work...

Contact info

For additional information on the ILO's Domestic Work topic please contact the Inclusive Labour Markets, Labour Relations and Working Conditions Branch at inwork@ilo.org