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The Domestic Workers Convention, 2011(No. 189) and Recommendation (No. 201)

The Domestic Workers Convention, 2011(No. 189) and Recommendation (No. 201). Presentation by Rudi Delarue , Director ILO Office to EU and Benelux countries Personal and household services, breakfast debate, 28.03.2013, Brussels organised by Edenred and Toute l’Europe.EU.

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The Domestic Workers Convention, 2011(No. 189) and Recommendation (No. 201)

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  1. The Domestic Workers Convention, 2011(No. 189) and Recommendation (No. 201) Presentation by Rudi Delarue, Director ILO Office to EU and Benelux countries Personal and household services, breakfast debate, 28.03.2013, Brussels organised by Edenred and Toute l’Europe.EU

  2. Whatis the ILO ? • International Labour Organisation (ILO): • Established in 1919 • Tripartite (employers, workers and governments) • First specialised UN agency • ILO Office is the secretariat (HQ Geneva; 50 field offices) • Social Justice for a fair globalisation: the decentwork agenda (employment and sustainableenterprises, social protection, fundamentalrights and principlesatwork, social dialogue) • Backed-up by 80 up to date international labour conventions and 80 up to date recommendations • Standard setting, supervisory system, technicalcooperation, research and analysis, training • Public PrivatePartnerships • EU active within ILO and EU-ILO partnership: seehttp://www.ilo.org/brussels/WCMS_195135/lang--en/index.htm

  3. Why new International Labour Standards on Domestic Workers • Large segment of the global workforce: 53.6 million workers worldwidein 2010 (83% women) • Between 1995 and 2010: increase by 19 million • 3.6% of global wage employment and 7.5% of total female wage employment • Key for the functioning of households and labour markets • Decent work deficits: low wages, excessively long hours, safety and health issues, risk of abuse and harassment, discrimination, in worst cases forced labour...

  4. Definitions • Domestic work broadly defined as “work performed in or for a household or households” • A domestic worker defined as “any person engaged in domestic work within an employment relationship” C.189 & R.201 include employees both of households and organizations/service providers

  5. Key standards and approaches • Measures for ensuring fair terms of employment and decent working conditions for domestic workers, on an equal footing with other workers • Promoting formalization of the employment relationship (contracts, pay slips, time records, …) • Developing of measures for ensuring compliance with laws and regulations protecting domestic workers

  6. Working conditions Working time: • Normal hours, weekly & daily rest, paid leave: towards equal treatment • Minimum 24 consecutive hours of weekly rest • Stand-by: to be defined in national law Remuneration: • Inclusion in minimum wage coverage • In kind payments - only limited and under strict conditions

  7. Working conditions Social security, maternity protection • Conditions not less favorable than those applicable to workers generally (progressive implementation) • Simplified payment of social security contributions (including in case of multiple employers) Health and safety at work • Measures to ensure occupational safety and health (progressive implementation) • Protection from harassment, abuse and violence

  8. ILO Strategy and actions on decent work for domestic workers Awareness-raising on domestic workers’ issues & rights Strengthening of national institutions Assisting in preparing policy and legislative reforms and/or programmes Strengthening of organizations of domestic workers and their employers Support in respect of ratification and implementation of C189, & implementation of R201

  9. ILO Strategy and actions on decent work for domestic workers • Ratifications of convention 189 in March 2013: • Italy, Mauritius, Philippines, Uruguay • A lot of preparatorywork on-going in many countries: • Analyses and revision of legislation and practices • Consultations on the ratification and ratification proceduresunderway • EU support: • Within ILO (adoption by June 2011 ILC) • European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council decisionauthorising EU MS to ratify • EC recommended 27 MS to ratify • Stong EP support (Resolution of May 2011) and EESC support • Widerdebate on employmentpotential of personal and household services

  10. ILO Strategy and actions on decent work for domestic workers • Wide outreach to interestedpartners • For more information on domesticworksee:http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/domestic-workers/lang--en/index.htm • For more information on ILO and EU see ILO Brussels website:http://www.ilo.org/brussels/lang--en/index.htm • Thankyouverymuch

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