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Date Shared: 
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 18:30
Title: 

Tri-national workers' declaration on promoting labour and human rights of Migrant Domestic Workers

Countries and areas: 
Zimbabwe, Lesotho, South Africa
Partner(s): 
 International Labour Organization (ILO) (Government); International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) (Trade Union); CONLACTRAHO (Trade Union); ADESP (Trade Union); Sintradi (Trade Union); Sintradop/CNT (Trade Union); UPACP (Trade Union); SINPECAF (Trade Union); International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) (Trade Union); Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA-CSA) (Trade Union); Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) (Trade Union); Zimbabwe Domestic and Allied Workers Union (ZDAWU) (Trade Union); South African Domestic Services and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU) (Trade Union); Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) (Trade Union); Lesotho Trade Union Congress (LTCU) (Trade Union); Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) (Trade Union); Confederation of Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (K-SBSI) (Trade Union); Trade Union Congress of Malaysia (MTUC) (Trade Union); All Ukrainian Organization of Workers Solidarity (VOST 'VOLYA') (Trade Union); NSZZ 'Solidarnosc' (Trade Union); General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) (Trade Union); KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation (Civil society); Anti-Slavery International (Civil society)
Thematic Area: 
Governance of migration and coordination of dialogue
Tags: 
Migrant Domestic Workers, Empowerment and Rights of Migrants
Summary: 

The declaration commits signatories to support and strengthen the capacity of national unions for domestic and migrant domestic workers and lobby the three governments to continue to implement their decent work country programmes incorporating the rights of migrant workers. A communication strategy was agreed upon in order to create a platform for the trade union organisations from the three countries to exchange information and share experiences relating to activities executed on the national level. 

A declaration was signed by trade unions and domestic workers' organisations at a tri-national workshop that took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 10-11 October 2014. The declaration commits signatories to support and strengthen the capacity of national unions for domestic and migrant domestic workers and lobby the three governments to continue to implement their decent work country programmes incorporating the rights of migrant workers. Representatives of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), Zimbabwe Domestic and Allied Workers Union (ZDAWU), South African Domestic Services and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU), Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA), Lesotho Trade Union Congress (LTCU), and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) have committed to support the strategies promoting human and labour rights of migrant domestic workers along the South Africa, Lesotho and Zimbabwe corridor and to implement the action plans developed during the workshop, which would contribute to efforts for the promotion of decent work in the sector. Additionally, a communication strategy was agreed upon in order to create a platform for the trade union organisations from the three different countries to exchange information and share experiences relating to activities/campaigns executed on the national level. 

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2014-2015 - Thematic Meeting 3 - Recognizing the contributions of women migrants to economic and social development in countries of origin and destination and addressing their specific needs, particularly concerning respect for their human rights.

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  •  http://www.ilo.org/dyn/migpractice/migmain.showPractice?p_lang=en&p_prac...

Source (retrieved on 04/13/2026 - 19:09): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/2159