Call on the government of Tanzania to ratify convention 189

Women and girls leave their homes every day to find jobs as domestic workers in the cities of Tanzania.

But when they show up for their first day of work, some find out they've been deceived. Locked inside the homes of strangers, their passports taken away, often beaten and sexually abused, caught in the nightmare of modern slavery.

For the first time ever, there's a global standard to protect domestic workers.

It's called Convention 189.[SUP]1[/SUP] 14 key countries have already signed on[SUP]2[/SUP] and momentum is growing for an international surge of support. If Tanzania ratifies now it will be crucial to ensure other countries in the region feel compelled to take action.

Call on the Government of Tanzania to ratify Convention 189 immediately and help end domestic slavery.

Around the world, there are at least 64.5 million domestic workers – over 15% are children.

[SUP]3[/SUP] Domestic work is a growing industry, worth US$8 billion in illegal profits every year. [SUP]

4[/SUP] If all domestic workers worked in one country, this country would be the tenth largest employer worldwide.

Domestic work is an important source of employment but the people behind these numbers are too often invisible behind the doors of private households and unprotected by national legislation.

This allows for the worst types of abuse often amounting to modern slavery.

Tougher rules to protect domestic workers are long overdue.

By sending a message to the Government of Tanzania today you can help start a domino effect until all countries take action.
14 countries have already taken this step – will yours be next? -Walkfree.

What is the content of the convention 189.

I support Domestic working.

Nilijua watatafuta mbadala kwa kuengeza vyanzo vya ajira ili kutokomeza hilo tatizo.

Hata wakiratify hawawezi punguza hilo tatizo kwani wanaofanyiwa hivyo ni watu wa chini sana na hawawezi kuresist kutokana na kulinda ajira zao, sauti zao ndogo haziwezi fika mbali.

After all ikiwa wataanzisha taasisi itakayoshughulikia hayo mambo itakua ni kichaka kingine cha kupiga hela zetu bila kuondoa tatizo. ni ngumu sana kudhibiti tatizo hilo.