ALONE, IN DANGER, WITH NO WAY HOME
Millions of migrant domestic workers need your support. Already vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, COVID-19 has put them at greater risk.
Some are locked in, forced to clean and care for the sick with no protective equipment—and no healthcare.
You can make a difference by supporting domestic workers.
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What you’re about to do could change a person’s life forever.
Domestic workers have been cast out into the streets. They are homeless, helpless and hungry. With no legal protection, no support, and no way to get tested for COVID, they cannot get home.
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) is providing food, shelter, hygiene, medical care and other urgently needed support.
Please support our vital work.
£50
could provide medical testing that a migrant domestic worker must have before she can travel home.
Why International Domestic Workers Federation?
IDWF is a global federation of domestic and household workers governed by and for its members. IDWF has 75 partner organizations from 58 countries, which support more than 560,000 domestic workers.
Our collective aim is to:
advance the rights and working conditions of those who work in private household; many countries choose to exclude domestic workers from labour and legal rights.
All domestic workers face challenges – including exploitation and abuse – working behind closed doors.
Migrant workers are especially vulnerable because they may be trapped, unable to leave or return home from a dangerous situation. They lack legal protection and community supports—and often lack healthcare.
Since the COVID-19 crisis began, we have been hearing from domestic workers who have been:
- locked in by employers
- forbidden to take time off
- forced to do extra cleaning
- sometimes for sick members of the household
- with no protective equipment
In many countries, our partners are struggling to help women whose employers have thrown them into the streets, fearing these “outsiders” are vectors for disease.
These women desperately need shelter, food and hygiene – and they need help to get home.
In the worst cases, migrant domestic workers are beaten or raped – even murdered- by their employers. But in some countries, a migrant domestic worker is seen as the property of the employer and cannot end her contract and escape unless she can prove she’s being physically or sexually abused. Proof requires an expensive forensic doctor’s report that she cannot afford.
Our partners are helping domestic workers, providing life-saving support while advocating for their safety. We established the Solidarity Fund in March 2020 and have been dispersing funds to help in this urgent situation.
Please give what you can and donate online now.
Thank you for your donation.
Your donation will go to support IDWF’s work around the world.
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With your help, we can support 560,000 domestic workers in 58 countries.