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- Hundreds of domestic workers gathered on June 16, 2025, at Kotha Jalaripeta, Hyderabad, to mark International Domestic Workers Day and demand recognition and rights.
- This event occurred amidst ongoing struggles due to India’s lack of comprehensive legislation despite the 2011 ILO Convention 189 and recent government efforts like the 2021 e-Shram portal.
- Protestors and unions called for legal recognition, social security, a living wage, and enforcement amid reports of overwork, low wages, and exploitation affecting millions nationwide.
- Addanki Lissy Rathnam, daughter of a domestic worker, achieved sixth place statewide and qualified for NEET 2025. Despite financial hardships and limited income, she remains determined to pursue her goals.
- The event highlights persistent challenges and the urgent need for enacted laws and social change to protect domestic workers in India’s large informal sector.
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Awareness session on domestic workers’ laws
An image from an awareness session organised by the Women Development Department and the CSC on June 17, 2025. — Screengrab via Facebook@wddpbLAHORE:The Women Development Department and the Christian Study Centre jointly organised an awareness session at the Women Development Office on...
‘We want dignity’: Domestic workers protest for rights, recognition in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hundreds of domestic workers gathered at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park to celebrate the International Domestic Workers Day observed on Monday, June 16. International Domestic Workers Day being celebrated at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park on Monday, June 16.Social activist Ambika singing a song in honour of domestic workers at the International Domestic Workers Day celebrations being held at Dharna Chowk on Monday, June 16. pic.twitter…
Int’l Domestic Workers’ Day: Migrant workers’ coalition calls for ‘living wage,’ regulation of working hours
A Hong Kong coalition of migrant worker associations and unions has called on the government to give domestic workers “a living wage” and regulate working hours. In a statement issued on Monday to mark International Domestic Workers’ Day, the Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body (AMCB) said that the common complaints they received from migrant workers were “long working hours, no regular day off, termination and accommodation problems.” Migrant dom…
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