Protection of domestic workers’ rights

ActionAid Ghana has been campaigning for the rights of domestic workers to be protected. In 2020, the law was changed to protect domestic workers. The Parliament of Ghana passed Domestic Workers’ Regulations (L.I. 2408), which protect domestic workers, many of whom are women, from exploitation, violence and harassment. The Regulations came into force in August 2020 and is the domestication of ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Workers. This significant change in the law was achieved by many organisations and groups working together. They include FIDA (International Federation of Women Lawyers) Ghana, LAWA-Ghana Alumnae Incorporated, International Union of Food and Allied Workers (IUF) through their representative in Ghana, Trade Union Congress of Ghana, Window of Hope Foundation, grassroot and activist groups and networks such as the Young Urban Women’s Movement and Activista.