17/06/2026
Celebrating International Domestic Workers Day🎉✨
On June 16th we celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189). Since that historic event - the first time that domestic work was recognised as real work - June 16th has become known as domestic workers’ day.
Around the world, over 75 million domestic workers support the very fabric of our homes, families, and communities. As care needs rise - with 2.3 billion people expected to require care services by 2030 - their contributions are more essential than ever.
Yet many domestic workers remain unprotected or invisible in labour policies. Over 80% work informally, often without access to social protection or job security. During emergencies, they are too often the first to lose work - and the last to receive support.
This year, domestic workers’ day honours the quiet strength and care of domestic workers, especially in times of crisis. APA and CVM are raising awareness of the persistent barriers they face and calling for real change through decent work and the ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011.
Photos below: APA and CVM support young domestic workers to transition out of domestic work and go back to school.
In Bagamoyo, Tanzania, there were celebratations where 25 domestic workers, 10 of whom were underage, who until recently were working were able to go back to school and study 📚🏫
