ITUC - 12 by 12 Campaign: Uruguay First Country to Ratify C189

http://www.ituc-csi.org/travailleurs-euses-domestiques,513.html  Trade union activists, as well as domestic workers, are thrilled to see a breakthrough in the ‘12 by 12’ campaign: Uruguay made history by being the first country to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 189 (C189). The ITUC launched the ‘12 by 12’ campaign http://www.ituc-csi.org/travailleurs-euses-domestiques,513.html  in December 2011, following the historical adoption of C189 at the International Labor Conference (ILC) on 16 June 2011. The campaign goal is 12 ratifications of C189 in 2012 and the strengthening of domestic workers’ unions. Uruguay’s House of Representatives yesterday approved the International Labour Convention No. 189 on decent work for domestic workers.  The ratification will have a significant impact on domestic workers rights in Uruguay and worldwide: C189 comes into force once two countries have ratified it. In other words, we are getting very close to safeguarding C189 as an international instrument. More advice at http://www.ituc-csi.org/12-by-12-campaign-uruguay-first.html  - Advice supplied by ITUC  www.ituc-csi.org