International Domestic Workers' Day 2025 Highlights Urgent Need for Labor Rights
| Key Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | International Domestic Workers' Day (observed annually on June 16) |
| 2025 Significance | Commemorates adoption of ILO Convention 189 (C189) in 2011, establishing labor standards for domestic workers. |
| ILO C189 | First international convention recognizing domestic work as formal labor, ensuring rights like fair wages, rest periods, and social security. |
| ILO C190 | Addresses violence and harassment in the workplace (adopted in 2019). |
| Current Ratifications | 39 countries have ratified C189 (as of 2025). |
| Key Advocates | International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). |
| Challenges | Low pay, long hours, exclusion from labor laws, and exploitation, especially among migrant/informal workers. |
| 2025 Focus | Urging governments to ratify/implement C189 & C190, ensure legal protections, social security, and right to unionize. |
| Care as a Human Right | Aligns with 2024 ILO Care Resolution, calling for public investment in care services. |