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International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF)

IDWF is a global organization of domestic and household workers whose objective is to protect and advance domestic workers’ rights worldwide. It began as the International Domestic Workers Network (IDWN) with the goal of championing an ILO Convention to protect the rights of domestic workers (eventually adopted in 2011 as the ILO Convention C189). IDWF engages in advocacy and research efforts.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
Academia
Civil Society
General Public
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Journalist
Migrant Association
Private Sector
Source / Publisher
International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF)
Language
English
French
Spanish
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
Cross Cutting Theme
People-centred
Human rights
Gender-responsive
Whole-of-society approach
Keywords
Civil society actors in migration
Gender
Tags
domestic work
Status
Published

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