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.
Europe’s failure to listen to people on the move has left it blind to why many people end up going there.
Learning from the history of women’s work can help to overcome discrimination and improve working conditions in the gig economy. Español
What does the EU sacrifice when it prioritises migration management in negotiations with countries of origin and transit?
Labour market support systems need to adapt to the growing number of workers in vulnerable employment.
The UK already has court-tested law to better protect people working in the gig economy, but a movement is needed to effectively challenge the big app-based employers.
New strategies of organisation and workers’ control in Latin America suggest ways to tackle the insecurity of the gig economy. Español
