Louise McDonough of the International Labour and Research Branch of the Australian government, remained a strong proponent for a Convention on domestic work. Read the following excerpt from her closing remarks to see how governments advocated for the rights of domestic workers. _________________________________________________________________ Chair, this Committee was charged with developing an international standard that provides [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Australian Government Stands for Domestic Worker Rights
Posted in IDWN Workshop on June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Convention 189 Press Release
Posted in IDWN Workshop on June 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
To learn more about today’s victory, see our joint press statement here. Adopted_Convention_IDWN
Convention Won!!!
Posted in IDWN Workshop on June 16, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Overwhelmingly, ILO members voted in favor of an international Convention for the respect of domestic workers’ rights! Convention 189 was approved by 396 votes in favor, 16 against and 63 abstentions. The attached Recommendations were even more overwhelmingly approved with 434 votes in favor, 8 against and 42 abstentions. See the our network’s response to [...]
Waiting for the Vote…
Posted in IDWN Workshop on June 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On June 15, the executive body of the International Labour Conference formally accepted the Report of the Domestic Workers Committee. Myrtle Witbooi, President of IDWN, delivered an address to the entire ILC in the United Nations Assembly Hall. The final vote on the Convention will take place on Thursday, June 16. We are holding on [...]
Read our Briefing on the Proposed Convention
Posted in IDWN Workshop on June 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For more information on the context of our work at the ILO, see the attached summary. IDWN briefing on proposed Convention for Domestic Workers
IDWN takes to the streets of Geneva
Posted in IDWN Workshop on June 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Geneva City Centre, June 14 Members of IDWN joined the Swiss national trade union and gender rights advocates in a public demonstration and march in honor of the struggle to attain labor rights and political representation for Swiss women. A tapestry with 3000 domestic workers’ handprints travelled from Hong Kong to Geneva for this event. [...]
IDWN Makes the Front Page of the Swiss newspaper
Posted in IDWN Workshop on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Journalist Isabel Garcia-Gill wrote an in-depth news article on three members of the IDWN. Her June 11 Le Temps article, “La longue marche vers la dignité” [The long march to dignity] received national coverage and a front page feature. Photographer Alan Humerose created the striking images of Ernestina Ochoa, Narbada Chhetri and Fataou Raimi from the main lobby [...]
IDWN Statements on Record at the 100th Conference Record
Posted in IDWN Workshop on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Members of the IDWN contributed their voices to the formal ILC Plenary Record. Read Ip Pui Yu’s speech below, to situate the domestic work conversation within the larger context of global labor and workers’ rights. Mr. President My name is Ip Pui Yu, and I am speaking on behalf of the IUF global union federation. [...]
Onward…Day 7
Posted in IDWN Workshop on June 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Members of the IDWN begin the day with unity through song.
Convention Discussions Complete!
Posted in IDWN Workshop on June 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
At 10:30 this evening, the Domestic Workers Working Committee reached an agreement on the adoption of a proposed Convention for Domestic Workers! We are one step closer to leaving the 100th International Labour Conference with the first global standard on domestic work in the form of a UN Convention. Over the next two days, the [...]
