Domestic Workers

New Protections for Exploited Migrant Domestic Workers in Pakistan

In a monumental development, the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP) has launched pioneering protections to fundamentally transform the landscape for…

Atrocities against women and children as domestic help increases in Bangladesh

Bangladesh - Condition of domestic workers is horrifying in Bangladesh; they are working 24*7 without getting any leave of payment…

Nagaland’s domestic workers: muzzled agony

Nagaland, India - Covid-19 pandemic has whipped nations’ economy and struck a havoc on livelihoods. Some professions are at the…

• Labour rights

Kuwait new law to trim foreign workers

A new law to drastically reduce the number of foreign workers within a year: this is what the Kuwait parliament…

• Labour rights

Domestic workers in Brazil need robust labour rights system

The plight of domestic workers in Brazil calls for the government to establish strong labour rights Brazil has emerged as…

• Human rights

Amnesty report: Qatar domestic workers share tormenting accounts of exploitation

According to the new report by Amnesty International, domestic workers employed in Qatar have been pushed to limit by the…

• Labour rights

Hong Kong’s courts refuse to come to aid of domestic workers

By not overturning the rule that forces foreign domestic workers to live with their families, Hong Kong’s courts perpetuate the…

• Embassies

ILO’s latest report says over 55 million domestic workers facing risks due to the COVID-19 pandemic

As per the latest International Labor Organization (ILO), around 55 million domestic workers are at risk of getting their income…