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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryClaiming rights under the kafala systemHow can domestic workers organise when the legal system places them at the complete mercy of their employers?
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySisters in solidarity: the communal care of domestic workers in the Middle EastJordan has recognised domestic workers in local labour laws, but many workers are still stuck in dire situations...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe difference self-organising makes: the creative resistance of domestic workersInformal networks of self-help and mutual care have given rise to a workers-led alliance in Lebanon to fight for the...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryFrom runaway domestic worker to organiser in SingaporeEndless chores, verbal abuse, and physical confinement.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryLet’s write a contract and call me house manager: experiences of a workers’ cooperativeDomestic labourer are not recognised as workers under South Korean law, but worker-led initiatives are transforming...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryWhen local and migrant domestic workers fight togetherCare workers put their hearts into the job. Is asking for recognition and rights in return too much?
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryBroken laws and unprotected workers: the conditions of foreign workers in TaiwanCare workers in Taiwan are being worked to the point of exhaustion, with dangerous consequences. Could basic rights...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe Filipino Kasambahay’s long struggle against invisibilityWith more than one million domestic workers in the Philippines there is massive potential for collective action....
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryDignity and visibility for domestic workers: no longer workers in the shadow!The roots of prejudice against domestic workers in India run deep.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery“A few steps forward, still a long way to go”: old issues, new movementsA critical approach to domestic work based on our lived experiences. Español
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryHow do we make labour rights real?Domestic workers have achieved many gains in Colombia in the past years. Now they're setting their sights higher. Español
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe work is not undignified, but how you treat domestic workers isToday, through this text, I want to claim my rights and those of my compañeras. Español
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryStory of a domestic worker in Africa: migrant, unionist and community leaderIt takes a lot of legwork to organise some of the world’s most invisible workers.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryMy experience as a domestic worker union leader in NairobiUnion officials alerted me to the wrongs happening in my own workplace. Now I campaign with them to promote the...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryDomestic work is decent workA founder of the domestic workers movement in South Africa recounts the struggle for labour protections and rights...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryOrganising domestic workers across Africa: a regional viewIn less than 10 years domestic workers in Africa have gone from barely any organisational contact to a thriving...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery“Our subaltern position is determined by the law!”: the struggle for visibility in SpainRecent developments in Spanish law have put domestic workers on a firmer footing, but there’s a long way to go...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryWerk woorden - Words of labourA collection of terms from the ILO Convention 189 accompanied with stories from domestic workers.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryJustice for domestic workers: it’s about rights, not protectionBritain’s drive to limit migration has removed many of the rights migrant domestic workers once had in the UK. Could...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryFrom personal to political, and back: the story of the Filipino Women’s CouncilFor more than 25 years the Filipino Women’s Council in Italy has worked to improve the lives of their community....
