Full rights and status for all migrant care workers 29 October 2025As the Women in Migration Network marks the UN International Day of Care and Support on 29 October, we call attention to the globalized and racialized international division of care work. Care work is...
Women’s Voices + Labor Rights
IDWF: Domestic Workers and the Care Economy
The International Domestic Workers federation, a WIMN member, has produced this position paper in preparation for the General Discussion on Decent Work and the Care Economy at the 112th International Labour Conference in Geneva in early June 2024. Domestic...
Heroes, Victims, or Slaves? Workers! A new report from GAATW
Strengthening migrant and trafficked women’s rights to inclusive re/integration in Southeast Asia and Europe GAATW, the Global Alliance Against Traffick in Women and a member of WIMN, has published a new report based on qualitative interviews with 329...
Interview with Bandana Pattanaik, GAATW: The situation of migrant women in South Asia
A wonderful interview with Bandana Pattanaik, International Coordinator of the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW), a member of WIMN. Conducted in May, 2023 and addressing the situation of migrant women in South Asia. Watch the video here:...
Women, Work, Migration and Technology (CSW 67 Co-sponsored event)
At this event, we heard directly from women migrant workers, labour rights organisers and human rights activists who addressed some of the more harmful effects of technological advances in the context of labour exploitation and trafficking. Our speakers provided...
Women Workers Organizing: Transforming the Gig Economy through Collective Action
A side event hosted by Solidarity Center during CSW67, 2023.
Over one hundred mark International Women’s Day with rally outside the United Nations
Over one hundred women gathered on March 8 at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza to celebrate International Women’s Day and the female workforce. Assembling in the shadow of the United Nations, the event looked to lift up the rights of women workers who are instrumental in...
Viernes Feministas: Conversaciones sobre Migración Laboral desde una Perspectiva Feminista
Read in English Únete a esta serie de diálogos que comienzan el próximo 23 de abril, una iniciativa colaborativa Asociación para los Derechos de las Mujeres y el Desarrollo (AWID por sus siglas en inglés), Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX), la Alianza Global contra...
A Feminist Lens on Migration & Trade
On 9 April, 2021, Women in Migration Network and the Gender and Trade Coalition hosted an international webinar on global migration and trade -- with a feminist lens! Thanks to all who participated in this dynamic session. A video of the webinar can be viewed here. An...
Employment Programs Are Helping Syrian Women
A Syrian Refugee Woman and Her Daughter Outside Their Tent in Turkey (Photo Credit: EU Director General) By Monique Tibbs and Nusaiba Mubarak This article was made possible by the Study Abroad Think Tank project sponsored by Georgia State University. Umm Muhammad...