In promoting decent work for Domestic Workers in Tanzania, WoteSawa addresses and mitigates poor working environment in domestic work in order to raise employment standards and ensure a fair deal for domestic workers.
PROMOTE DECENT WORK FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS
PROMOTE DECENT WORK FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS
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GOAL $10,000
ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE DECENT WORK FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS
ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROMOTING WORK FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS
- 2,853 in-service Domestic Workers capacitated on their rights and responsibilities, Life skills, Sexual Reproductive Health educational and advocacy strategies.
- Participated in influencing Tanzania to sign the Domestic Workers Convention (C189), during its adoption in 2011.
- Facilitated the signing of written employment contracts between Domestic Workers and their employers.
- Trained employers of domestic workers in Mwanza on how to create safe working environment for Domestic Workers.
- 7 Domestic Workers’ Advisory Committees (self-help groups); comprised of 98 individual members, formed in Mwanza.
- Facilitated 6 wards in Mwanza city to formulate social regulations for protecting domestic workers.
ACTIVITIES IN PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS
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- Informing domestic workers on their rights, responsibilities, life skills, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), leadership and advocacy strategies.
- Facilitating signing of employment contracts between domestic workers and their employers.
- Providing legal assistance to domestic workers who are in conflict and contact with the law for accessing justice.
- Providing economic empowerment to domestic workers through training them on entrepreneurship skills, establishing and strengthening self help groups.
- Supporting former domestic workers, survivors of abuse and exploitation and victims of human trafficking with a start-up capital and linking them with existing economic opportunities; including free interest loan from Local Government Authorities.
- Advocating for legal reforms, specifically for the ratification of the International Domestic Workers Convention ( C189).
- Enhancing Social Security Protection for domestic workers through domestic workers employers’ forum.
- Linking and facilitating domestic workers with Banks for opening Bank accounts.
- Facilitating the presences of safe spaces for Domestic Workers.
- Facilitating formation of the association of domestic workers’ responsible employers and recognize the best responsible employer of the month.
- Raising domestic workers’ awareness on gender equality through media; community dialogues and video sessions; national and international events.
- Enhancing community, Local Government Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies awareness on the rights of Domestic Workers and laws protecting them.
Community Engagement
Economic Empowerment
Media Engagement
Wotesawa Annual Report 2022