A Major Milestone for the Rights of Domestic Workers

A panel of experts recently came together to discuss the immediate and long-term implications of the new Domestic Workers Convention that was adopted by the International Labor Organization this June.

The adoption of this landmark Convention marks a milestone in the decades-long struggle for the rights of domestic workers, the largest group of workers who are excluded from labor laws and the right to organize. International Labor Organization members spent three years developing the Convention to address the routine exclusion of domestic workers from labor protections guaranteed to other workers, such as weekly days off, limits to hours of work, and a minimum wage. The new standards oblige governments to protect domestic workers from violence and abuse, and to ensure effective monitoring and enforcement.

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