It takes a lot of legwork to organise some of the world’s most invisible workers.
Union officials alerted me to the wrongs happening in my own workplace. Now I campaign with them to promote the rights of all domestic workers in Kenya.
A founder of the domestic workers movement in South Africa recounts the struggle for labour protections and rights that began in the time of apartheid.
In less than 10 years domestic workers in Africa have gone from barely any organisational contact to a thriving movement, but there is still a long way to go.
Recent developments in Spanish law have put domestic workers on a firmer footing, but there’s a long way to go before they are treated at equal to workers in other sectors.
A collection of terms from the ILO Convention 189 accompanied with stories from domestic workers.
Britain’s drive to limit migration has removed many of the rights migrant domestic workers once had in the UK. Could collective organising help bring them back?
For more than 25 years the Filipino Women’s Council in Italy has worked to improve the lives of their community. Could their path serve as a model?
Understand domestic labour in Italy through the history of one of their oldest organisations, ACLI Colf.
In a realm where many employers ignore their responsibilities, domestic workers’ best chance is to empower themselves.
Long exempt from most labour protections, domestic workers in the United States can show an increasingly flexibilised workforce how to survive in the new economy. Español
Less than 20 years ago domestic workers began to demand rights and recognition. A new series shows that while they’ve made substantial progress, there is still a long way to go.
