Kingston, Jamaica:
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that the government, due to
its commitment to empower women economically has signed the instrument
of ratification of ILO Convention C 189 (also known as the Domestic
Workers Convention) according to an official statement from the Office
of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Holness who was
participating in the deliberations on a report by the United Nations
High Level Panel on Economic Empowerment of Women at UN Headquarters in
New York said, “We are committed to the protection of rights of the most
vulnerable among us and to ensure the welfare of domestic workers
within the framework of our determination to promote a decent work for
all.”
A decent work for all and empowerment of women are part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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