Tag Archives: Labor

Today is International #DomesticWorkersDay – reports and demands from migrant domestic workers #IDWD2017

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Dr. Stefan Rother

On June 16 2011, the ILO adopted Convention 189 on decent work for domestic workers and its accompanying Recommendation 201. By now 24 countries have ratified the convention – 2 up from last year – , and a total of … Continue reading →

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Berlin #GFMD is taking shape – agenda, scheduling, application process

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Details are emerging on the upcoming Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) which will take place in just a little over four months in Berlin. For the first time, the Civil Society Days will start one day after the … Continue reading →

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“A dream come true”: ILO convention on decent work for domestic workers

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dr. Stefan Rother

“This convention has been a dream of domestic workers” says Hessen El Sayah from Caritas Lebanon. Her excitement is shared by many representatives of labour organisations, domestic workers and migrant organisations heren in Geneva at the International Labour Conference (ILC). Late Tuesday night … Continue reading →

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