Ganga Hati, a resident of Jugimunda village of Patnagarh block in Balangir district, Orissa, migrated with his wife Sabati, 22-year-old daughter Mukta and 16-year-old son Chaturbujato to a brick kiln in Bibi Nagar in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh.
Read MoreWith an aim to prevent the exploitation of domestic workers and trafficking of women and children, the Archdiocese of Delhi promoted the formation of the Delhi Domestic Workers` Forum, which was registered as a Charitable Trust in 2004.
Read MoreA large number of women work as paid domestic workers. This sector of women`s employment has not received much activist or academic attention. Domestic workers, or `servants`, are a popular topic of private conversations but do not figure much in public discourse; this invisibility in public discourse and action has to be confronted.
Read MoreIn 1978, domestic workers were called servants, and never workers. This made a great difference, so far as their minimum wages, service conditions and other benefits were concerned.
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