On 14 October 2009, the Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) held a Day of General Discussion on the topic of migrant domestic workers. The Day aimed at providing input specific to domestic workers who are migrants to the debate at the 99th session of the International Labour Conference in 2010 which has discussed the topic of ‘Decent Work for Domestic Workers’ and adopted the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) on 1 June 2011.

More generally, the Committee intended to promote greater awareness of the particular situation and rights of migrant domestic workers, including at international fora such as the Global Forum on Migration and Development.

The day of discussion was attended by around 50 participants, the majority from national and international civil society groups. International organizations and representatives from permanent missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva also participated.

General documentation

• Report of the day of general discussion
• Programme
• Outline: English | Français | Español

Oral presentations

• Mr. Bacre Ndiaye, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaties Division, OHCHR
• Mr. Ibrahim Salama, Chief Human Rights Treaties Branch, OHCHR
• Ms. Liebsch, Caritas
• Ms. Violet Awori, CEDAW
• Ms. Cubias, CMW
• Ms. Landuyt, Domestic Workers
• Ms. Lucie Detsi's Testimony
• ILO

Submissions

• Acli Colf
• Association pour l'action sociale et le développement
• CARAM Asia
• Caritas Internationalis
• Caritas Lebanon
• Defence for Children International Nigeria
• Defensa de Niñas y Niños Internacional
• Kav LaOved-MFA
• Kisa-Action
• Migrant Forum in Asia
• Minda Teves / Written contribution
• RESPECT

Links

• The International Convention on Migrant Workers and its Committee; OHCHR Human Rights Fact Sheet No. 24 (rev.1)
• Steering Committee Guide on Ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 2009
• Commission on Human Rights: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants: the human rights of migrant domestic workers, E/CN.4/2004/76
• Commission on Human Rights: report of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, Mission to Lebanon, E/CN.4/2006/62/Add.3

External links*

• International Labour Conference, 99th session, report IV(1): Decent work for domestic workers; ILO, 2009
• UNFPA, State of World Population 2006: Women and International Migration
• Human Rights Watch report: Inside the Home, Outside the Law, December 19, 2005

*The views expressed in the submissions online are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Committee.