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Minister Bruton announces ratification of ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers
Pictured meeting the Minister are members of ICTU, IBEC, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland and the Domestic Workers Action Group.
Jobs Minister Richard Bruton announced the Government’s decision to ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers (No. 189), 2011.
This decision puts Ireland among the small group of ILO member countries who have ratified this Convention. To date, only 14 ILO member countries out of 185 have ratified the Domestic Workers Convention and Ireland will be only the third EU country to ratify.
Minister Bruton said:
Ireland already has a strong track record in the area of protecting people involved in domestic work, as shown by the fact that we can ratify this Convention without having to amend our existing suite of employment rights legislation. NERA has undertaken a programme of inspections involving domestic workers, and continues to respond to any complaints received from domestic workers. In addition, the Labour Relations Commission, in conjunction with the social partners, produced a Code of Practice for Protecting Persons Employed in Other People’s Homes which recognises the unique circumstances that occur in the domestic work employment relationship.