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TRIANGLE in ASEAN

Enhancing the effectiveness of legal pathways for labour migration in ASEAN

Thematic background paper for the 16th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

ILO Policy Brief

Centering Reward and Representation for Domestic Workers in the Care Economy

Social protection

Labour rights and social protection coverage for domestic workers in ASEAN

This new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights the critical need to improve labour and social protection for domestic workers across the 10-member Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) region.

Domestic Workers

ILO Stakeholders Meeting: Charting perfect course towards improved domestic work conditions

Tanzania (ILO News) Morogoro. As social inequalities continue to take different shapes every single day, International Labour Organisation (ILO) revolted against the alarming vicious trend by holding a task force meeting on domestic workers’...

From Home Village to Metro City: Looking back and ahead at a labour migration corridor for domestic workers in India

This study investigates the migration of women from Ganjam, Odisha to Mumbai for domestic work, examining changes in intermediation processes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through longitudinal qualitative research, it highlights the...

Placement agencies and migrant live-in domestic workers in an Indian metro city: A view from below into the evolving practices of...

This report examines the role of placement agencies in the migration of live-in domestic workers from Ganjam, Odisha to Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based on fieldwork conducted in Mumbai in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, it primarily draws on...

Trabajo del hogar

Derechos de las personas trabajadoras del hogar. Guía práctica para personas empleadoras

Esta guía está diseñada en el marco de la campaña "Cuida a quien te cuida", con el objetivo de orientar a las personas empleadoras sobre los principales derechos de las personas trabajadoras del hogar, y las acciones que deben realizar para cumplir...

Gendering migration pathways from Bangladesh to Jordan and Lebanon: Before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

ILO Policy Brief

From global care crisis to quality care at home: The case for including domestic workers in care policies and ensuring their rights at work

The case for including domestic workers in care policies and ensuring their rights at work.

ILO Policy Brief

From global care crisis to quality care at home: The case for including domestic workers in care policies and ensuring their rights at work...

Social protection

ILO Strategy on extending social protection to migrant workers, refugees and their families

All members of society have the right to social security, including migrant workers, refugees, and their families. However, they face numerous legal and practical obstacles in accessing social protection. Based on the principles of equality of...

Reflections on the introduction of Universal Labour Guarantee in selected Central and Eastern European countries

Labour inspection practices for domestic work in ASEAN

Promising practices in labour inspection in the context of domestic work in ASEAN

This paper highlights promising practices in labour inspection in the context of domestic work, considering the role of gender-responsive policies in responding to the short- and longer-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

Experiences on training and certification for care work in Latin America

Guide for the national debate on the incorporation or improvement of training and certification services for care in early childhood,...

TRIANGLE in ASEAN

The ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour: A review of the implementation of Recommendations (3rd to 14th Forums)

This report is the sixth in a series of progress review background papers, biennially prepared by the ILO’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme, that track the progress of ASEAN stakeholders in implementing recommendations adopted at previous AFMLs.

Mainstreaming Care Work to Combat the Effects of Climate Change

Chapter VI.2 of the Report: "Green Jobs, an Opportunity for Women in Latin America. Climate Change, Gender and Just Transition"

Review of National Social Protection Legislation and Legal Frameworks for Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries

Extending social protection to migrant workers in the Gulf Countries

Domestic workers

Skilled to care, forced to work? Recognizing the skills profiles of migrant domestic workers in ASEAN amid forced labour and exploitation

This study presents up-to-date findings on the lived experiences of migrant domestic workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. It takes a quantitative and qualitative approach to understanding the skills profiles of migrant domestic workers...

Policy Brief

Works on Domestic Workers (2020 – 2023)