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Carney, pressed on Trump’s ‘nasty’ Canada quip, says he is defending workers

OTTAWA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Carney, pressed about comments by U.S. President Donald ‌Trump that…
#Canada #Canadiannegotiators #domesticworkers #donaldtrump #MarkCarney
https://www.europesays.com/canada/159106/

Carney, pressed on Trump’s ‘nasty’ Canada quip, says he is defending workers

OTTAWA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Carney, pressed about comments by U.S. President Donald ‌Trump that…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Canadiannegotiators #domesticworkers #donaldtrump
https://www.europesays.com/canada/158262/

AI Companies Are Paying This Indian Startup To Strap Cameras To Housekeepers’ Heads

On a Tuesday evening in early July, Anushka Ahuja, a dentist in Gurgaon, India, opens the door for…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #AI #AnjaliSardana #app #domesticworkers #Headlines #househelp #India #instanthelp #maids #Pronto #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/669308/

https://www.europesays.com/news/58531/ AI Companies Are Paying This Indian Startup To Strap Cameras To Housekeepers’ Heads #AI #AnjaliSardana #app #DomesticWorkers #Headlines #HouseHelp #India #InstantHelp #maids #News #Pronto #TopStories

https://www.europesays.com/3156673/ Singapore American School students launch cookbook of migrant worker recipes #AahanaMittal #cookbook #DomesticWorkers #migrant #MigrantWorkers #Singapore #SingaporeAmericanSchool #TanyaArora

Investing in your domestic worker’s future starts with intention. 💛

Relebogile Prudence Maku, Childcare Support Advocate & Educator, highlights how consistent pay, skills development and small shifts in how we employ domestic workers can build financial stability and dignity.

Read more here: https://zurl.co/R151q

#BabyYumYum #BYY #NationalSavingsMonth #FinancialWellbeing #WorkingParents #DomesticWorkers #ParentingCommunity

https://www.europesays.com/africa/305060/ Zimbabwe Boosts Minimum Wage For Domestic Workers #DomesticWorkers #MinimumMonthlyWage #zimbabwe

https://www.europesays.com/3061327/ What they carry: The unseen burdens of migrant domestic workers in HK #DomesticWorkers #Indonesia #migrant #MigrantDomesticWorkers #MigrantWorkers #NetworkOfIndonesianMigrantWorkers(JBMI)

Indonesia’s new law changes how its domestic workers see their role
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/05/30/not-just-a-live-in-helper-indonesias-new-law-changes-how-its-domestic-workers-see-their-role
#domesticworkers #unpaidcarework #workersrights #humanrights #SoutheastAsia #Indonesia

https://www.europesays.com/ie/470806/ Will Hong Kong’s lending clampdown wean helpers off debt – and save their dreams? #Anna #Business #CompaniesRegistry #CreditDataSmart #Debt #DomesticWorkers #Economy #Éire #Enrich #FinancialServicesAndTreasuryBureau #HongKong #IE #Ireland #MoneyLenders #Philippines #ShadowChow #SuzanneGendron

https://www.noise11.com/news/dili-allstars-timor-leste-solidarity-concert-melbourne-2026-20260428

(Note: For over a decade, Timor-Leste's minimum wage has remained stagnant at $115 a month despite the rising cost of living.)

#APHEDA #DilliAllStars #domesticWorkers #EastTimor #labourmovement #MUA #Organize #solidarity #TimorLeste

https://www.europesays.com/ie/437541/ Superannuation loophole costing Aussie workers $130,000 at retirement blasted for being ‘outdated’ #Business #DomesticWorkers #Éire #housekeepers #IE #Ireland #OutdatedLaws #PersonalFinance #PersonalFinance #SuperContributions #SuperannuationPayments

https://www.europesays.com/2909313/ NHRC calls for halt to relaxed migrant domestic worker rules #DomesticWorkers #LaborRights #migrant #MigrantWorkers #NationalHumanRightsCommissi #TheTaipeiTimes #台北時報

ICE Raids and Medicaid Cuts Put Both Caregivers and Their Patients at Risk

https://murica.website/2026/03/ice-raids-and-medicaid-cuts-put-both-caregivers-and-their-patients-at-risk/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/146459/ Domestic workers call for state to implement laws on workplace injuries #CoidaRehabilitationFramework #DomesticWorkers #DomesticWorkersRights #EmployeeProtectionLaws #ExtendingProtection #ForeignWorkerDocumentation #LabourExperts #NEASAWorkforceReview #OccupationalDiseaseClaims #PrivateHouseholds #RaiseAlarm #SouthAfrica #WorkplaceComplianceEnforcement

https://www.europesays.com/africa/144997/ Domestic workers call for state to implement laws on workplace injuries #CoidaRehabilitationFramework #DomesticWorkers #DomesticWorkersRights #EmployeeProtectionLaws #ExtendingProtection #ForeignWorkerDocumentation #LabourExperts #NEASAWorkforceReview #OccupationalDiseaseClaims #PrivateHouseholds #RaiseAlarm #SouthAfrica #WorkplaceComplianceEnforcement

NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

NOW PLAYING == Rising Up for #Justice with Sonali Kolhatkar 3/10/26 - Jenn Stowe on Dignity and Liberation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DecCMO274i8 #news #uspol #FSTV #leftist #justice #left #progressive #vsn #radio #workers #domesticworkers #labor #SonaliKolhatkar #RisingUp #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116207240749824887

#news #arts #left #commentary #radio #publicradio #community

NOW PLAYING == Rising Up for #Justice with Sonali Kolhatkar 3/10/26 - Jenn Stowe on Dignity and Liberation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DecCMO274i8

#news #uspol #FSTV #leftist #justice #left #progressive #vsn #radio #workers #domesticworkers #labor #SonaliKolhatkar #RisingUp #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

https://newint.org/work/2026/hidden-reality-italys-migrant-domestic-workers

Domina Report (PDF)
https://www.osservatoriolavorodomestico.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sintesi-Rapporto-Annuale-2025.pdf

“Italy Syndrome” (Depression)
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2019/2/12/why-romanian-migrant-women-suffer-from-italy-syndrome

https://slang-unipd.it/pubblicazioni/health-status-of-female-moldovan-migrants-to-italy-by-health-literacy-level-and-age-group-a-descriptive-study-bmc-public-health-2020/

Ukrainian & Polish #DomesticWorkers in #Naples
https://migrationonline.cz/en/ukrainian-and-polish-domestic-workers-in-naples

Cross Border Investigative #Journalism
https://investigativejournalismforeu.net/

#Italy #Labourmovement #organize #solidarity #unions

https://www.europesays.com/africa/123474/ ILO Launches Daycare Centre for Domestic Workers in Addis Ababa #Childcare #DecentWork #DomesticWorkers #Ethiopia #GenderEquality #ILO #InformalEconomy #Women’sEmployment

March 8 2026
International Working Women’s Day

DOMESTIC WORKERS ARE WORKERS! 🗣️
#Bangladesh #domesticworkers
#IWD2026 #internationalwomensday #LabourMovement #Organize #solidarity #unions

Centre for Workers Solidarity
https://blog.bcwsbd.org/

Networks/unions
https://www.bcwsbd.org/page/campaigns-advocacy-and-networks/

The Supreme Court has declined to issue directions to the Centre and states on minimum wages and welfare laws for domestic workers, saying such matters fall within the legislature’s domain. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/supreme-court-refuses-to-direct-centre-states-on-welfare-laws-for-domestic-workers-pv169dyy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SupremeCourt #DomesticWorkers #LabourRights #PIL #IndiaNews

Spain to give migrants legal status https://www.byteseu.com/1752749/ #DomesticWorkers #ImmigrationToSpain #PedroSanchez #Spain #UndocumentedMigrants. #WesternNations

https://hklabourrights.org/news/hk13-7-per-meal-shocking-truth-behind-frozen-food-allowances/

#Capitalism #domesticworkers #HongKong #MigrantWorkers #MinimumWage #WorkingPoor

Trump’s Dept. of Labor Is Trying to Slash Protections for Home Health Workers

https://murica.website/2025/10/trumps-dept-of-labor-is-trying-to-slash-protections-for-home-health-workers/

UAE shuts 11 illegal domestic worker recruitment agencies in Al Ain. Employers warned to use approved agencies only; violations carry heavy penalties. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/nri/uae-shuts-down-11-illegal-domestic-worker-agencies-d8rmudao?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #UAE #DomesticWorkers #RecruitmentAgencies #AbuDhabi #LabourLaw

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-27/nt-stolen-generations-retta-dixon-survivor-sue-roman-justice/105336314

#domesticworkers #exploitation
#firstnations #Larrakia #stolengenerations

King’s College London: Smart home devices used to monitor domestic workers raise safety concerns. “Based on in-depth interviews with 26 domestic workers and five recruitment agencies for domestic workers in China, this first-of-its-kind study points out some concerning practices by employers in the use of these devices to monitor the performance of their workers within the context of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/10/kings-college-london-smart-home-devices-used-to-monitor-domestic-workers-raise-safety-concerns/

In the #UAE & #Kuwait, they can work up to 12 hours a day, while in #Saudi Arabia & #Qatar, the limit is 10 hours. In #Bahrain and #Oman, there are no limits at all.

Instead of relief, #domesticworkers experience heightened workloads, making an already difficult job even more gruelling.

#MigrantRights

https://buff.ly/EabCpt3

From ratcatcher to keeper of the snow: royal servants enter the spotlight in new exhibitions https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/26/from-ratcatcher-to-keeper-of-the-snow-royal-servants-enter-the-spotlight-in-new-exhibitions #UpstairsDownstairs #Television&radio #Domesticworkers #Perioddrama(TV) #DowntonAbbey #Lifeandstyle #Exhibitions #Television #Monarchy #Culture #Society #UKnews #Drama

Migrant care workers paid less than £5 a hour as home office visa system ‘enables exploitation’, report finds | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/migrant-worker-domestic-care-fruit-picker-visa-b2510710.html

#MigrantCareWorkers
#Migrants
#Visas
#HomeOffice
#Exploitation
#SocialCare
#DomesticWorkers
#Racism

Women who work as domestic cleaners with SweepSouth, an on-demand app in South Africa, say clients frequently ask them to do unpaid work, according to new report from FairWork. (SweepSouth has 1.2 million registered cleaners.)

#DomesticWorkers

https://restofworld.org/2024/sweepsouth-unpaid-work-south-africa/

#MiddleEastEye
#KafalaSystem in #Lebanon: "Modern-day slavery"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuhE00lqsr8

#racism #domesticworkers #labourlaws #labourexploitation #humantrafficking

It has to stop!

New blog post by @Niezna and me discusses and compares two framings of ‘modern slavery’ and ‘decent work’ for addressing labour exploitation. We share insights based on in the ILO Regulating Decent Work conference I participated in this summer, and an event at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights earlier this year https://modernslaverypec.org/latest/between-modern-slavery-and-decent-work-framing-labour-exploitation

#ModernSlavery #DecentWork #Exploitation #WorkersRights #DomesticWorkers

How Indians Are Endangering The Health of Their Domestic Workers: New Study

A new report by non profit Jagori paints a grim picture of the way Indians treat their 50 million domestic workers—a quarter of those surveyed said they were prohibited from using the same utensils as their employers; 18% had no access to food or water at their workplace and 13% didn’t get leave when they fell sick. The report highlights the health impact of their hazardous workplaces i.e. the Indian home. Many other countries in the region do far more than India does for domestic workers.

https://article-14.com/post/how-indians-are-endangering-the-health-of-their-domestic-workers-new-study-64e8808c6dcfe

#DomesticWorkers #labour #labor #caste #untouchability #SexualAbuse #gender #HumanRights #WomensRights #health #hygiene #india

Email @AsmBuffyWicks to support #SB686 to ensure #DomesticWorkers are treated with dignity and respect!

via @EqualRightsAdvocates

https://p2a.co/WvzMsgn

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The apps were designed for home security. They’re being used to watch and harass domestic workers

MyGate and NoBrokerHood are currently being used in over 40,000 urban residential complexes in India.

#MyGate #NoBrokerHood #ApnaComplex #DomesticWorkers #RWAs #surveillance #privacy #PersonalInformation #labour #labor #discrimination #DataProtection #NoBroker #google #tencent #TigerGlobal #india

https://restofworld.org/2023/home-monitoring-mygate-digital-bias/

As we approach the 11-year anniversary of restrictive changes to the Overseas Domestic Worker visa, an excellent piece from Evie Breeze in the Big Issue, with input from Kalayaan and two domestic workers, on how the system obstructs workers from changing employers or challenging abuse.

https://www.bigissue.com/news/employment/tied-visas-are-putting-migrant-domestic-workers-at-risk-of-abuse/

#DomesticWork #DomesticWorkers #Exploitation #WorkersRights #migration

Thousands of suspected modern slavery victims are waiting over two years for Home Office decision - charities and former domestic workers warn wait is forcing some back into the arms of exploitative employees, with many lacking right to work while awaiting a decision https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/modern-slavery-victim-home-office-human-trafficking-b2304512.html

#ModernSlavery #modernSlaveryPolicy #Trafficking #Exploitation #DomesticWorkers #HumanRights

'Just because it is digital, it doesn't mean the battle for our rights has changed' - women working on domestic work platforms across Africa run risks including underpay once costs of travel and data are deducted, assault, and pressure not to speak out https://bdnews24.com/the-long-read/65srfz2o8y

#GigEconomy #PlatformWork #DomesticWorkers #BizHumanRights #Africa

The system for identifying and supporting modern slavery survivors is already struggling to cope, but remains the only route out of exploitation for many domestic workers. New rules requiring objective evidence at the first stage of the process will exacerbate the issue and deter many from coming forward https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/uks-modern-slavery-system-increasingly-failing-victims

#DomesticWorkers #Exploitation #modernSlavery #modernSlaveryPolicy @criticalmodernslaverystudies

Important and disturbing expose on domestic workers being systematically advertised for sale or rent on a popular app in Saudi Arabia, haraj, which has remained available via Google and Apple despite being criticised in 2020 by UN special rapporteurs for facilitating modern slavery https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/maids-trafficked-and-sold-to-wealthy-saudis-on-black-market-dkl80kzgd

#domesticWork #DomesticWorkers #Trafficking #BizHumanRights

The UK govt is to pass a remedial order to address legal flaws in the 1978 State Immunity Act preventing domestic workers employed by embassies bringing Employment Tribunal claims https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/modern-day-slavery-london-embassies-chefs-nannies-cleaners-rights-b1044389.html

This is a response to findings in the 2017 Supreme Court case Benkharbouche that this breached the ECHR, which were highlighted by Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights
https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2015-0063-press-summary.pdf

#DomesticWorkers #WorkersRights #HumanRights #DiplomaticImmunity

This is a brilliant opportunity - a vacancy for an immigration lawyer or OISC adviser to join the NGO Kalayaan. They do vital work advising, supporting and advocating for migrant domestic workers, many of whom have experienced abuse and exploitation.

Closing date next Monday, 28th November - full application details here: http://www.kalayaan.org.uk/get-involved/vacancies-2/

#Lawyer #immigration #DomesticWorkers