Domestic Workers

“COVID 19 lockdown increased our hardships” - Voices from the women-led households of Mumbai

Women informal workers, who are the only earning members of the family, are demanding immediate attention to their issues of unemployment and financial instability.

COVID-19 or not, domestic work is devalued in India, and so is the gender responsible for it

Despite the contribution of the domestic workers to the care economy, they work long hours often with meagre wages. It is no different as the situation has worsened due to the pandemic.

In Arab States, coronavirus pandemic traps African domestic workers who find themselves unemployed, abused

In Arab states, fear of contagion has upset relations between many domestic workers and their employers.

COVID-19 lockdown paves the way to provide social security to domestic workers in urban India, rethink employee-employer relationship

While the COVID-19 lockdown is the best time for the employers to rethink the adequacy of wages for domestic workers, it provides an opportunity for workers to switch to online transactions with employers

Dumped by Mumbai's upper middle and middle class, domestic workers survive on charity to stay afloat during COVID-19 lockdown

With no public transport and lack of strict orders to practice social distancing, domestic workers in Mumbai have not been able to continue their services for their upper middle class employers living in the comfort of their high-rise apartments.

Jharkhand's Khunti village rife with tales of human trafficking, but threats keeps villagers from approaching police

Villagers in Jharkhand's Khunti district don't lodge police complaints as human traffickers threaten the safety of their families. As a result, very few cases reach the state's anti-human trafficking cell.

Trump administration for cherry-picking best talent under H-1B visa; to ensure work permits not to harm Americans

No qualified hardworking American should be forced to train their H-1B replacement, and then let go," Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said.

29 percent of women domestic workers reported sexual harassment at work, says survey conducted in parts of Delhi-NCR

A rapid survey was conducted with 291 domestic workers in Gurugram, Faridabad and south Delhi in June this year.

Financial challenges, social barriers make breastfeeding tough for women engaged in India’s informal economy

When bringing a child to work is not an option, mothers have to make alternative arrangements to balance work and care.

Congress seeks enactment of central law for welfare of domestic workers in India

The Congress on Saturday demanded enactment of a central law to provide for job security and social welfare of the domestic workers in the country.