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

Discussion on advancing care provision through cooperatives undertaken in Zimbabwe
Validation workshop, care through cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy entities

Discussion on advancing care provision through cooperatives undertaken in Zimbabwe

Baking Hope: How Amane found a new path to change her life
Amane Adem, a 29-year-old woman from Asella in Ethiopia's Oromia region

Empowering women

Baking Hope: How Amane found a new path to change her life

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

Labour rights and social protection coverage for domestic workers in ASEAN

Social protection

Labour rights and social protection coverage for domestic workers in ASEAN

ILO Stakeholders Meeting: Charting perfect course towards improved domestic work conditions

Domestic Workers

ILO Stakeholders Meeting: Charting perfect course towards improved domestic work conditions

From Home Village to Metro City: Looking back and ahead at a labour migration corridor for domestic workers in India

From Home Village to Metro City: Looking back and ahead at a labour migration corridor for domestic workers in India

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