Tag Archives: domestic workers
Domestic workers gain equal rights in Brazil
On the occasion of the enactment of a new law granting equal rights to domestic workers last week, UN Women launched a study on the positive impact of formalizing such employment, both for Brazil’s economy and for the country’s efforts to reduce poverty.
Posted in Americas and the Caribbean, Economic Empowerment, Human Rights, News
Tagged Brazil, domestic workers, ILO, rights, social protection, UN, UN Women
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Domestic Workers Count Too: Ensuring protection, upholding rights
At a side event on 11 March, UN Women launched a new briefing kit on laws and services for domestic workers and highlighted the need for more coherent, gender-sensitive and rights-based migration and labour policies, as well as accountability and compliance.
Posted in Economic Empowerment, Ending Violence against Women, Human Rights, News
Tagged domestic workers, housekeepers, ILO, ITUC, labour policies, migration, nannies, Philippines, rights, UN Women
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