Projects

IDAY is finalising the first phase of an identification project on issues related to domestic work in East Africa, estimating their number, their socio-economic characteristics, their needs in terms of labour laws, and their training needs to make them full fledge professionals and the abuses against them. An advocacy campaign is ongoing to obtain their recognition by the government. A large number (up to 95%) are victims of abuses of all kinds, while they do not have the means to defend their basic rights because of lack of resources and undue pressures.
ADMOC & IDAY-Kivu have created a Consultation Framework with the official authorities to encourage domestic workers to denounce the abuses. Two ADMOC lawyers will be assisted to provide legal and judiciary assistance to the victims who would continue to be threatened. The project will last 36 months to ensure the finalisation of the legal acts. The project also comprises an advocacy component to raise awareness about the existence of the recourse and encourage the population and the employers to respect the basic rights of these workers and make progress regarding their social protection like for any other profession.