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isara solutions, 2023

Female domestic workers constitute a neglected group in the unorganized sector of India. They have faced exploitation for decades. This trend of keeping females as a domestic worker has increased day by day. This could be because of lack of education, Unemployment and lack of other Vocational skills. In recent years, only Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have expressed concern about their well-being. This paper looks at the problems faced by female domestic workers with special reference to Himmatnagar city, Gujarat, India. This study highlights "the problems faced by female domestic workers" which basically focuses on the "condition of work" & "working conditions" and problems related to health, wages, work security, family related problems because of work, mental, physical & sexual harassment at workplace. They are very vulnerable in terms of human rights, in particular their living and working conditions. They often work for little pay and long hours. A large portion of the Indian population is working in this "informal sector", as defined by the government. At present, there is hardly any law, which protects their rights. The study also reveals the awareness of the respondents about the Governmental Organizations working for their welfare. The results and discussion part gives a clear picture of the "Condition & Problems of the female domestic workers of that area". The suggestions given in the study can be cited to improve the conditions of Female domestic workers in India. However, domestic work has remained unorganized, unrecognized and unrewarding and is denied of minimum wages, healthy work period, safe working conditions and other benefits in the absence of trade unions and state intervention and moreover, women domestic workers are subjected to series of injustices, deprivations and indignities in modern society due to the absence of meaningful legal safeguards, welfare measures and other provisions for the empowerment of women.

International Journal of Women Empowerment, 2020

Background: Domestic workers comprise a significant part of the national workforce and serve as the backbone for various families in our society. This community still lives below the poverty line and striving for a better life. This study investigated the factors responsible for women to become domestic workers and identified their problems. Domestic maids' literature is scant, especially in Pakistan; negligible work is done on the topic, which is an impetus to contribute. It will help in devising some policies for the wellbeing of this economically deprived segment of society. Methodology: This study explores maids' data about demographics, employment, problems and their access to welfare programs. Semi-structured interviews — comprised of closed-ended and open-ended questions — were conducted from 14 domestic maids working in Hyderabad and Jamshoro districts, selected through a convenient sampling technique. The data were analyzed with frequency and crosstabs and thematic ...

Domestic workers are marginalized and highly vulnerable group. The very high proportion of the domestic works are women and children. The majority of women domesticworkers belong to the socially and economically backward sectionsof the community. They are unskilled and less paid workers. They perform multiple work and responsibilities in a house hold. They work very long hours and extra work. They employed on the basis of causal, temporary,part time or full time. They do not aware about their basic rights and social justice and not able to fulfill the basic necessities of their life such as food shelter,education and health. This paper made an attempt to analyze the socioeconomic status, nature of work, working conditions and various problems of women domestic workers. In this background our research study conducted on the basis of random sampling and multistage stratified random sampling technique was applied to collect data from 80 respondents from urban area of Kadurtaluk of Chikkamagalurudistrict of Karnataka, in India.Further,this study focus major findings and to suggest suitable recommendations to overcoming the low status of women domestic workers and they are empower in all dimensions of the society.

2017

In India, workers in the informal sector are considered to be vulnerable and marginalised. Benefits of economic growth rarely reach to this segment of the society and they are also excluded from benefits of physical and social infrastructure expansion. This is particularly true for women. Women are constantly engaged in the household activities which are often unacknowledged and unquantified. This unparallel contribution of women towards social reproduction of class has remained unpaid. Now that more and more women have started to take up employment outside the house, they are not able to perform household activities. The domestic helps have replaced them for performing household work and are being paid for it. The household work which was earlier unpaid has been quantified to some extent as payment is made to the domestic workers for such work. This paper discusses the unaccounted and invisible contribution of women domestic workers in our country. Women domestic workers are not re...

Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities

In the informal sector of metropolitan India, the participation of women domestic workers is steadily increasing. Women participate in domestic work to protect family interests and solve economic crises. Employers compel maximum work from domestic workers with the bare minimum of hospitality. If we consider domestic work on a global scale, it is a solution to the problem of women in the economic system. Domestic work is unorganized, unrewarding, and unrecognized for domestic workers. Women are migrating to domestic work in greater numbers every day, but there is a crucial need to consider their living conditions. Normally, most of the migrant population lives in slums. Migrants in domestic work and women are now a predominant research area for social sciences. This research aims to examine the lifeworld of women domestic workers.

2011

This paper, exploring primary data collected from 1510 women domestic workers in Mumbai, evidently brings out that domestic work as a feminine occupation in a global city like Mumbai is a epitome of critical deficits in human development, a vicious situation of lack of core entitlements which are required to enjoy freedom guaranteed by the democratic society. Based on the findings, it is argued why it is important to create a comprehensive social security system for domestic workers in India, against the backdrop of working and living conditions of labour belonging to this occupational category. The study covers themes such as basic demographic features, nature of services, work profile of the domestic workers, access to social security, consumption of edible items, consumption under PDS system, health, union awareness, time use, household assets and liability, habitat, attitude of domestic workers towards gender and domestic violence. [Discussion Paper No. 13].

Mizoram University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020

Female domestic workers are a neglected group among the unorganized workforce in Mizoram. For decades they have been exploited and only in recent years NGOs are taking up the cause of women domestic workers. The trend of keeping females as a domestic worker has increased day by day. This could be because of lack of education, unemployment and lack of other vocational skills. This study highlights the "issues and challenges of domestic workers and focus on the ingrained working and living conditions of domestic workers". The study intends to bring greater attention to the situation of domestic workers in Mizoram and to facilitate the development of strategies and practical measures for promoting their rights and employment and working and living conditions in Mizoram. However, domestic work has remained unorganized, unrecognized and unrewarding and is denied of minimum wages, healthy work period, safe working conditions and other benefits in the absence of trade unions and state intervention and moreover, women domestic workers are subjected to series of injustices, deprivations and indignities in modern society due to the absence of meaningful legal safeguards, welfare measures and other provisions for the empowerment of women.

The use of children as domestic servants is one of the most pervasive forms of child labor in Bangladesh as in other countries in South Asia.. "Children as young as five spend 12-14 hours a day, seven days a week, to earn money to support their families. An unfortunate social and institutional acceptance of this practice has made thousands of Bangladesh children vulnerable to many forms of violence and abuse. The study focuses on causes of girls domestic worker in Bangladesh and their prevention approach through training and education for better opportunity of livelihood in future. YPSA action researchers found that One of the major causes of migration to big cities is the seeking of better employment opportunities. Sixty-four per cent of the girls belonged to families where parents and children were involved in economic activities. An unfortunate social and institutional acceptance of this practice has made thousands of Bangladesii children vulnerable to many forms of violence and abuse. Research works and project reports note that since the root cause of girl-child labor is endemic poverty and systematic gender bias against female children, the government should provide assistance to girl domestic servants. Now YPSA has been assisting the government to conscientize the domestic girl servants. YPSA in joint collaboration with SAPLANEER has been conducting benmark survey in Chittagong in the midst of policy advocacy intervention.

The present study is on the Hindu Bengali speaking women who were mainly from Schedule Caste and Other Backward Class group, work in the informal sector as a domestic worker (maids) locally termed as Thiker (contractual) jhi (lady) / Kajer (worker) masi (aunty) at the urban areas of Howrah district of West Bengal. They perform the household tasks, mainly washing of utensils and clothes, sweeping and cleaning house along with other run errand as well as few outdoor tasks like irregular grocery shopping etc. The research has tried to explore the present situation of the domestic workers from the narratives of the self of the householders and of the domestic workers themselves. Participants were selected by using snowball technique. Total hundred respondents of domestic workers and fifty householders were interviewed. The defense statements of the employers were collected to understand the existing situation. Study explored the violence faced by the domestic worker at their workplace consciously or unconsciously due to the underlined concept of unclean occupation and the exploitations due to their poor economic and educational condition.