Decent Work deficits: The situation of Domestic Workers in India, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines Women workers in the informal economy consist of the most vulnerable working sectors in society. They come from a marginalised population whose legal, economic and political status limit their ability to demand or access their rights. These women include domestic [...]

Download The Committee for Asian Women (CAW) initiated a research in 2008 on the informal economy focused on domestic workers, waste collectors and agricultural workers. In addition to building public awareness about the situation of informal workers, the research aims to assist in organising and mobilising of informal women workers towards gaining recognition and protection [...]

Domestic Workers are Workers Decent Work for All Download Domestic workers continue to be among the most vulnerable to abuse and exploitation because of the nature of their work, mostly in the privacy of a household. One of the most fundamental issues that need to be addressed is the invisibility of domestic workers. The conference [...]

Download Domestic workers must be recognised as workers that are integral to the economic activity of society because of the nature of their domestic work, which allows for household owners to take up employment outside their homes. However their vulnerability lies in their invisibility and alienation from other workers. Without formal unions to represent them, [...]

Download This is a report of South Asia Conference on Informal Labour and Trade Union Organisations organised by Committee for Asian Women (CAW) and Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) in August 2007 in Pune India. The conference brought participants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Thailand and India to share experience and [...]