ILO

Abdelhamid El Jamri, Chairperson for United Nations Committee on Migrant Workers

UN migrants’ rights official hails new pact protecting domestic workers

21 June 2011
The head of a United Nations expert committee on migrants’ rights today welcomed the recent adoption by the International Labour Organization (ILO) of an international convention designed to protect the rights of domestic workers, millions of whom are migrants.
Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO

Countries adopt new UN standards to improve conditions for domestic workers

16 June 2011
Government representatives and delegates representing worker and employer organisations attending a United Nations conference today adopted a set of international standards aimed at improving the working conditions of millions of domestic workers worldwide.