Los trabajadores domésticos en México sufren de una falta de protecciones legales, y hacer valer a los convenios laborales internacionales. English
Mexican domestic workers face precarious protections and a lack of legal recognition, despite international efforts to recognise their rights. Español
Why are governments and populations so resistant to treating cleaners and carers as workers?
Las trabajadoras domésticas en Colombia han liderado una larga lucha por sus derechos laborales. Le toca a sus patronos tomar el próximo paso para formalizar el trabajo doméstico. English
Improving labour conditions within individual work relationships is not enough. We need to strive for systemic change in the care industry. Español
Important research from California shows that many employers have more in common with the domestic workers they employ than you might think.
Domestic workers are organising and educating employers on how to be better allies in the fight for domestic workers rights, but employers must also do their part.
Household employers need to understand the roots of their asymmetrical work relationships before they can be allies in the domestic worker struggle.
From passive observers to active members in the fight for domestic workers rights, domestic employers in the Philippines may have gone a long way, but more work needs to be done.
Female domestic workers in Colombia have led a long struggle for their rights as workers. It’s up to employers to take the next step towards formalising domestic work. Español
Workers have led significant campaigns the fight for domestic workers rights. But what about employers? How can they contribute to the fight?
Employers can be key actors in the struggle for decent work for domestic workers, and this does not need to be against their interests.
