The National Domestic Workers’ Movement (NDWM) works with a large number of organisations at the local, national and international level for the common interest of domestic workers, child domestic workers and migrant and trafficked domestic workers. In all regions as well as at the national level, we also try to network with the municipal, district, state and central government.

  District and State level

We work with community based organisations, welfare agencies, government boards, health organisations and hospitals.
 

  National Level

• Campaign against Trafficking of women for forced labour (domestic work).

• Campaign Against Child Labour

• Media Campaign to change public opinion

• Campaign for the inclusion of domestic workers in the Unorganised Sector Workers Social Security Bill.

Network with NGOs and other government bodies for the rights as mentioned above.
 

  International Level

Our Movement is endorsed by the Catholic Bishop’s Commission of Labour (CBCI) and recognised by the Archdiocese of Mumbai, India.
A network has been formed with some parishes in Mumbai for celebrating masses in Hindi and Konkani for domestic workers and cultural celebrations.

Some of the international networks we are members of include:

• Migrant Forum Asia (MFA): The Movement is a partner of MFA who looks after the issues of domestic workers both cross border migrants and inter-migrants

• Asian Migrant Centre (AMC): To participate in conventions on issues of Migrant Domestic workers

• Child Workers in Asia (CWA): An organisation that deals with child labour issues and believes in the same principle that child labour is the worst form of slavery.

• Anti Slavery International (member since 1996): We are partners with Antislavery International on the grounds of common principles: that domestic work is slavery. Presently we have been working with them of the issue of children in domestic work in areas of advocacy, research and action.

• Global Alliance Against Trafficking of Women (GAATW): We endorse campaigns and awareness programmes on issues of trafficking and forced labour. We also are resource people for conventions.

• International Labour Organisation, UN Human Rights, and UNICEF: On all human rights issues, we receive documentation and information on laws, rights and justices avaible to domestic workers - women and children.

• K.U. (Catholic University) Leuven, Belgium

• Partnership with Broederlijk Delen, Belgium

We are members of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Confidential Centre, Belgium and the Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF).
A network has been formed with some parishes in Mumbai for celebrating masses in Hindi and Konkani for domestic workers and cultural celebrations.

  Conventions and Conferences

NDWM participates in relevant conventions and conferences both at national and international levels.

• As resource people in issues like Domestic Work, forced Child labour, Trafficking of Women, Human Rights Issues.

• Exchange programmes to gain deeper understanding to relevant issues and strategies.

Read more about the different Conventions and Conferences