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Join us TODAY 📌 https://bit.ly/Essential4Recovery

Essential workers have shown through the COVID-19 pandemic that we are the backbone of the global economy.

The strength of global recovery depends on how much governments and corporations  invest in programs, infrastructure, and social protections that support essential workers, like us, around the world.

September 8-10, we’ll take the stage among world leaders at the Essential for Recovery Summit to lay out a vision for a just economic recovery that prioritizes protections for the workers who will continue to keep the world running for years to come.

We are #Essential4Recovery.

Join us TODAY 📌 https://bit.ly/Essential4Recovery

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Join us 🙌 TODAY 🙌   https://bit.ly/Essential4Recovery

Essential workers are the people who have kept the world running through the COVID-19 pandemic — and long before. More than two-thirds of the employed population in emerging and developing countries are in informal employment, like #domesticworkers, agricultural workers, waste pickers, street vendors, caregivers & home-based workers.

Essential workers supported the needs of the global community over the past year and it’s time our needs are deemed essential as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

We’re ready to hear from them from September 8-10 at #Essential4Recovery to lift up their experiences and what we need for a just recovery.

Join us 🙌 TODAY 🙌   https://bit.ly/Essential4Recovery

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✊ Join us TODAY! https://bit.ly/Essential4Recovery

Have you seen the exciting list of special guests joining us for the #Essential4Recovery Summit?

Along with essential workers from around the world, we’ll discuss how we can improve working conditions for essential workers during the pandemic recovery.

A new tomorrow begins with us.

✊ Join us TODAY! https://bit.ly/Essential4Recovery

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👂 Watch Binti's sharing: https://youtu.be/f2Ebkwput0M

"I hope employers and the public can see the contribution of domestic workers for the economy of employers and the state, especially during the pandemic. Respect and value us as workers."

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From September 8 through September 10, essential workers from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia will meet with global business and government leaders to discuss a framework for a just economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is the first global gathering of essential workers.

Join us as we bring together essential workers with key figures from world governments and global employers to collaborate on the path forward.

👉 RSVP TODAY : https://bit.ly/essential4recovery

#essential4recovery

#domesticworkersareworkers

#domesticworkers

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✅ Join us on Sep 8 - Register TODAY: https://bit.ly/essential4recovery

“For domestic workers, the line between work and life is often blurred. Our labor enables other sectors in the global economy to stay afloat, but without adequate social protections, we’re barely surviving. A just recovery must set in motion protections against violence, harassment, and access to financial relief for all workers, especially care workers who have been undervalued or overlooked,” said Novelita V. Palisoc from the International Domestic Workers Federation, a member of United Domestic Workers of the Philippines (UNITED).

👉 RSVP NOW: https://bit.ly/essential4recovery

#essential4recovery

#domesticworkersareworkers

#domesticworkers

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👂 Watch Meriam's sharing: https://youtu.be/JlGHYVfd5AY

"I want to help my fellow migrant domestic workers. The challenge that I am facing right now is there is no medicine in Lebanon. I want to be the voice of the voiceless migrant domestic workers who are facing abuse and maltreatment here in Lebanon especially in the time of the pandemic. I really want to challenge those people that if they can help us so that we continue, we can continue working."

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From September 8 through September 10, essential workers from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia will meet with global business and government leaders to discuss a framework for a just economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first global gathering of essential workers.

Join us as we bring together essential workers with key figures from world governments and global employers to collaborate on the path forward.

👉 Register TODAY: https://bit.ly/essential4recovery

#essential4recovery

#domesticworkersareworkers

#domesticworkers

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✅ Invitation to #Essential4Recovery Summit: https://bit.ly/essential4recovery

"I started as an organizer because of my background of working as a domestic worker before that really gave me the motivation and inspiration to do the work that I do. Part of the work that we do as a union is mobilize and organize domestic workers and recruit them into the union so that they can come and amplify issues and voices of domestic workers collectively." - Ruth Khakame, Chairperson, KUDHEIHA, Kenya

✊ Watch Ruth's video: https://youtu.be/XTnUzftSlYI

✅ Join us on Sep 8 - Register TODAY: https://bit.ly/essential4recovery

#domesticworkersareworkers

#domesticworkers

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👉 Join us and register: https://bit.ly/essential4recovery

"We cannot fully recover or rebuild a better world if we don’t urgently and effectively protect all people, including those who work in the informal economy and make up 61% of the global workforce. In South Africa, this year, domestic workers have had a historic victory. We are now covered under COIDA, the compensation entitlement for when a worker is injured or falls ill  while on the job. This is especially important as essential workers are at the forefront of the pandemic, but they seldom have similar protections,” said Myrtle Witbooi, a former domestic worker and current president of the International Domestic Workers Federation.

“A strong recovery for domestic workers, street vendors, agricultural workers, and other informal economy workers will be the linchpin for a strong global economic recovery. At the Essential for Recovery Summit, workers from around the world will unite to make an urgent call to national governments and international organizations to address our demands for better income and social protections, so we can weather this crisis and also build a better future for ourselves.”

👉 Join us and register TODAY: https://bit.ly/essential4recovery

#essential4recovery

#domesticworkersareworkers

#domesticworkers

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✊ July 13 is the foundation date of the #BlackLivesMatter (BLM) movement. On this occasion, we interview Doug Moore, Executive Director of United #DomesticWorkers of America, as a unionist in whose work labor and racial justice are intertwined.

�� The Battle is Not Over: We will Keep Uplifting Domestic Worker's Voices: https://bit.ly/36vhj4R

❓ On BLM’s foundation date, what should social movements learn? A social justice movement that “does not see color,” what is it not seeing?

✅ First, I would like to ask them “how do you not see color?” Does everybody just look alike, and you do not see color?

To me, you are building a movement in the wrong way. You should say we are all in this together, we do come from different lives and backgrounds but what do we have in common:

We want to build power for domestic workers regardless of their race, what continent they are from. We are all one: See their color and see it for what it is! Magnify it, do not vilify it.

✊ Read the interview in full: https://bit.ly/36vhj4R

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✊ Domestic worker, share this practical Guide with your employers.

✊ Employers, share this useful Guide with your domestic workers.

📌 English : https://bit.ly/COVID19G-OSH-EN

📌 Spanish : https://bit.ly/COVID19G-OSH-ES

📌 Portuguese : https://bit.ly/COVID19G-OSH-PT

It offers guidelines and promote safe and healthy work practices. It will be helpful for taking preventive measures against the contagion of COVID-19 and other risks associated with the pandemic.

✊  Start a conversation and protect everyone in your household and community!

#CareForThoseWhoCareForYou

#DomesticWorkers

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📣 Happy International Domestic Workers Day!

📌 Read our statement: http://bit.ly/IDWF-2021C189

🌐 The Silver Lining: Domestic Workers Organizing One Decade On - IDWF Statement on June 16, 2021

📌 Read our latest report "Ten Years Since Winning C189: Domestic Workers Become an Unstoppable Movement" : http://bit.ly/10YsinceWinningC189

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#10yearsc189 #domesticworkersareworkers

#RatifyC189 #SocialProtection

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❓ How are you going to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the C189?

Join us on June 13!  https://bit.ly/IDWF-W613

We are going to present this beautiful "IDWF Calendar of Domestic Workers Movements 2022 - Domestic Workers of the World Unite!" : the first-ever Calendar we have for domestic workers!

Come and let's celebrate together with this special Calendar!

📣 Register TODAY! https://bit.ly/IDWF-W613

=== About the Webinar ===

🌐 10 Years of Resilience: a Celebration of the Domestic Workers Convention 🌐

📌 Date : 2021 June 13, Sunday

📌 Time : 9:00pm-10:30pm Hong Kong Time (Check your time here : http://bit.ly/613Time）

📌 Place: Zoom Platform

📌 Register: https://bit.ly/IDWF-W613

#10yearsC189 #10añosC189 #10annéesC189

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IDWF Press Release on June 10 2021 https://bit.ly/IDWF-C189PR2021 The Domestic Workers Convention (C189) celebrates its 10th anniversary but Social Protection is not yet part of our reality On June 16th, the Convention 189 (C189), a huge milestone for Domestic Workers around the world, celebrates its 10th anniversary. The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) will mark this occasion in a zoom webinar on June 13th. (Join us and register: https://bit.ly/IDWF-W613) We will remember how in 2011, workers, employers, and governments came together to adopt the convention on decent work for domestic workers. On the 10th anniversary of the Domestic Workers Convention, the International Domestic Workers Federation calls for C189 ratification and implementation around the world. To protect domestic workers' rights is a must and more concrete actions are required to provide social protection to this important care economy sector. We demand social protection for all the domestic workers around the globe. Join our conversations on social media and support our affiliates in their actions until the C189 becomes a reality everywhere. #RatifyC189 #10yearsc189

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"In solidarity with the people of Myanmar, we call for the immediate end of military violence and power, release all political prisoners and restoration of civilian government." - Elizabeth Tang, IDWF General Secretary === READ OUR JOINT STATEMENT ===   Global Union Federations, Asia Pacific, Statement ASEAN action on Myanmar welcome, but missing critical elements Unions across ASEAN and the Asia and Pacific region have recognised the Five Point Consensus statement, released by ASEAN leaders after their joint summit in Jakarta on the 24th April on Myanmar, as a welcome, albeit partial, step forward. Union leaders recognise that while important points were omitted from the statement, a public position from ASEAN leaders is an important development in the struggle of the people of Myanmar to end the military's reign of terror. In this struggle workers and their unions play a vital role. We welcome the leadership of President Jokowi of Indonesia to ensure the statement proceeded. ASEAN's principles of consensus and non-interference mean that it is extremely rare for the 10 member body to release statements relating to political situations in the region. In that context the statement reflects the lowest common denominator acceptable to all ASEAN nations and consequently omits key concerns. The presence of the military junta and exclusion of the National Unity Government of Myanmar at the meeting, inevitably lead to a diluted outcome. Point one of the consensus says “there shall be an immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar and all parties shall exercise utmost restraint”. Yet the statement fails to recognise that lethal violence was instigated and perpetrated by the military who have killed more than 750 citizens. The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) recorded three deaths on the 25th of April, the day after the release of the ASEAN statement. Point two says that “there shall be constructive dialogue among all parties... to seek a peaceful solution” and  point three that a special envoy of the ASEAN chair, assisted by the ASEAN Secretary General shall mediate a dialogue. Yet a dialogue process will be meaningless if political leaders remain imprisoned and if trade unionists, activists and even health workers who assist the injured, remain at risk of arrest, torture and imprisonment. Trade unionists have been arrested, tortured and harassed in door to door searches, while others are hiding in fear. The military has imposed widespread restrictions on workers' rights and curtailed freedoms of speech and assembly, blocked social media and declared 16 labour-related organisations illegal. Global unions are actively monitoring the situation of arrested union leaders including Mi Mi Aung, an active member of the building and wood union (BWFM), Ma Myo Ae from Solidarity Trade Union Myanmar (STUM), lecturers from four different universities, school teachers, health workers, public servants, food industry union leaders, journalists and others who took part in strike actions against military rule. Point four commits to humanitarian assistance. Point five commits to sending an ASEAN delegation and envoy to “meet with all parties”. A glaring omission from the statement is the demand to release all political prisoners from prison, to cease making arrests and to nullify convictions. The junta has arrested at least 3431 citizens who joined the civil disobedience movement. Of them they have sentenced 79, including 20 death sentences. Further, the statement fails to recognise that the rights to freedom of assembly and association must be restored. Finally, ASEAN leaders must call for the restoration of a civilian government and an end to military power and influence in Myanmar. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #sarongrevolution #JusticeForMyanmar #SaveMyanmar #MilkTeaAlliance #UNSCActNow #CivilDisobedienceMovement #MyanmarCoup #Burma #BurmaCoup #MyanmarPoliceBrutality #R2PForMyanmar Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash

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On April 28, World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the IDWF demands:

The consideration of COVID-19 as an occupational, with the insurance of paid sick leaves for domestic workers.

The inclusion of domestic workers in the coverage of occupational health and safety laws, provisions, and protocol.

The prioritization of domestic workers in vaccination plans: for vaccines to be available, accessible, and free.

The ratification and implementation of ILO Conventions C189 and C190.

There is no safe way to emerge from this pandemic without the insurance of health and safety at work for domestic workers. No Recovery is Possible without us: Health and Safety at Work for Domestic Workers

Read our full statement: http://bit.ly/2021WD4SHW

#CareForThoseWhoCareForYou #domesticworkers #COVID19

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The IDWF is joining 181 Organizations for Women's Rights Call Upon United Nations (UN) Security Council to Hold Myanmar Military Accountable for Violence Against Women!!

"Our families are in fear, we are in fear," shares Zarni, a Burmese woman migrant domestic worker in Thailand, whose organization is affiliated with the IDWF (Network of Domestic Workers in Thailand - NDWT), “We, as Burmese, will we be able to go back to our homeland? Will we be able to meet our families?”

Amplifying the people’s call for justice, together, the 182 members of the global women’s rights movement call upon the Security Council: "We are now asking you to take all necessary measures against the Myanmar military, in order to break the cycles of violence and abuse that have gone on for too long."

Read the full press release and our letter to UN: http://bit.ly/Myanmar182

#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #sarongrevolution #JusticeForMyanmar #SaveMyanmar #MilkTeaAlliance #UNSCActNow #CivilDisobedienceMovement #MyanmarCoup #Burma #BurmaCoup #MyanmarPoliceBrutality #R2PforMyanmar Photo by Zinko Hein on Unsplash

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✊ "Whether in the fight against fragile contracts or the unionizing fight, we believe that if there is internal political will and international solidarity, migrant domestic workers will have their rights.”

🆙 Read our full report of the 2020 Dec 18 Webinar where the IDWF gathered to celebrate migrant workers resistance across borders and movements :

http://bit.ly/IDWF-IMD2020RP

✊ "If we are to build back better and to envision a world where labor is fair and free from violence, we need to reflect on the positionalities of migrant domestic workers throughout the cycle, and examine their unionizing efforts from the pre-departure stage, to integration, to return and reintegration."

#CareForThoseWhoCareForYou

#DomesticWorkers