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Buscan dignificar a las trabajadoras domésticas

21 May, 2013

MEXICO -

Con reformas a la Ley Federal del Trabajo y a la Ley del Seguro Social, el PRD plantea garantizar derechos laborales a los cerca de 1.9 millones de trabajadoras y trabajadores domésticos en el país.

Advisory Council approves draft Health Insurance Law

20 May, 2013

QATAR -

The council has also recommended that domestic workers be exempted from payment of the  insurance premium. Provisions of the law will apply to all Qatari nationals, GCC nationals, residents of the State of Qatar and visitors, according to the report.  The government will be responsible of payment of health insurance premium for nationals and employers will have to pay the premium for their foreign employees and their resident family members.

Domésticas exigen ratificación del Convenio 189

19 May, 2013

GUATEMALA -

La Asociación de Trabajadoras del Hogar, a Domicilio y de Maquila  y el Consorcio de Organizaciones Sociales y Sindicales de Mujeres en la Economía  continúan en la búsqueda de la ratificación del Convenio 189, a favor el trabajo decente para esta población laboral.

Según un comunicado de las entidades, aunque el documento para la ratificación está en el despacho del Ministro de Trabajo desde hace más de 16 meses, no se ha logrado un resultado positivo, esto pese a que se han desarrollado dos consultas tripartitas.De acuerdo con la información, las conclusiones de estas reuniones han reconocido la necesidad urgente de mejorar las condiciones de las trabajadoras domésticas en el país, sin embargo el titular de la cartera ha expresó que tiene dudas para la ratificación del convenio y sobre la funcionalidad del mismo.

NSSF to visit homes in hunt for unregistered workers

18 May, 2013

KENYA -

Good news from the Kenya Government Institutions the NSSF.  NSSF is closing in on employers with tight plans to expand social security coverage to domestic workers.  Barely two weeks after it issued a month’s amnesty for employers of domestic workers to comply with registration of staff and remit contributions, the Fund now plans a door-to-door inspection exercise.

IDWN congratulates the effort made by KUDHEIHA, domestic workers themselves, stake holders as well as the Government for ensuring that domestic workers are enjoying their rights.

Shop workers strike over, Malawi govt promises increased minimum wage

17 May, 2013

MALAWI -

Shop and domestic workers in Malawi's capital city Lilongwe on Tuesday, May 7, agreed to call off their two day strike after their employers agreed to raise the minimum wage to K18,600 per month with government also promising that it will adjust upward the current minimum wage which is at K317 per month.

The Lilongwe workers and their employers who most of them are shop owners and include Malawians of Asian origin, Nigerians, Chinese, Lebanese and Burundi also agreed to improve working conditions.

Most of the workers were said to be getting less than K10,000, were not entitled to an annual leave, women had no maternity leave and also were working in poor health and safety conditions.

After the negotiations Malawi's Minister of Labour Eunice Makangala admitted that the current government stipulated minimum wage was the major problem in setting wages for shop and domestic workers in the country.

Les travailleuses domestiques invitent l'Etat à ratifier la Convetion 189 de l'OIT

16 May, 2013

SÉNÉGAL -

Les travailleuses domestiques ont tenu samedi à Dakar une assemblée générale constitutive à l’issue de laquelle elles ont invité l’Etat du Sénégal à ratifier la Convention 189 de l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT) qui impose une réglementation de leur secteur d’activité.

»Nous demandons à l’Etat de ratifier la convention 189 et de mettre en œuvre la recommandation 201 de l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT) », a déclaré Ndella Diouf, peu après la fin des travaux de l’assemblée générale qui a consacré son élection à la tête du Syndicat autonome des travailleuses domestiques.

Tanzania: Adopt ILO Convention 189 in Local Labour Laws

15 May, 2013

TANZANIA -

Apart from supporting the Ministry of Labour, workers and employers associations to familiarize themselves with the Convention 189, ILO Dar es Salaam office has been working with these key partners towards its ratification. Immediately after its adoption, ILO Dar es Salaam worked with CHODAWU, an IDWN affiliate, to familiarize Members of Parliament on the convention, allowing domestic workers themselves to reach out to Parliamentarians.

Paraguay ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention

9 May, 2013

PARAGUAY -

On 7 May 2013, the Government of Paraguay deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189). Paraguay is the seventh ILO member State and the third Latin American member State to ratify this instrument which, in accordance with its Article 21, paragraph 2 of the Convention, will enter into force on 5 September 2013, twelve months after the date on which it was ratified by two ILO member States.

Pay your domestic workers Sh9,700 at the least, urged by KUDHEIHA

8 May, 2013

KENYA -

The Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) is urging employers to conform to the new minimum pay for their workers which was effected on Labour Day.

KUDHEIHA Secretary General Albert Njeru said employers should ensure that the minimum pay for their workers including that of housekeepers was pegged at Sh9,700.

Njeru said employers who refused to obey the directive risked paying hefty fines citing the recent Industrial Court ruling that awarded a domestic worker Sh175,000 after she took her former boss to court.

"Those who do not respect the order will be breaking the law and when you break the law there shall be consequences. We always say you are free until you are caught and remember the law is an ass," he retorted.

It's time to secure the quality care we need

7 May, 2013

USA -

The Caring Across Generations campaign brings together aging Americans, people with disabilities, workers, and their families to protect all Americans’ right to choose the care and supports they need to live with dignity.  Join and support them by sharing this video with your friends and family, and together we will tell Congress about the millions of American families lacking a system that can support our long-term care needs.

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