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Sandhya Mridul Slams 'Classist' Mumbai Salons For Refusing Haircut To Domestic Help: "What Nonsense"
Taking to her social media account, the actress shared a video recounting how her mother had accompanied their domestic help for a haircut, where she faced rejection at two different salons
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Video Of Hong Kong Domestic Workers Living In Cardboard Boxes On Day Off Goes Viral, Internet Reacts
These worker don't have a place of their own because of the mandatory "live-in" rule. Hence, they spend the day off in cardboard boxes.
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Bengaluru Woman Shares Why She Pays Rs 46,000 A Month To Her Nannies: "They Are An Extension Of My Family"
"I am getting two loving aunts to look after my kids. For me, integrity and trust are important," the woman wrote
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Nepali Help Loots Valuables Worth Rs 18 Crore From Bengaluru House
A massive jewellery heist worth nearly Rs 18 crore has been reported in a household in Bengaluru, after thieves allegedly broke into multiple lockers inside the residence of 28-year-old businessman.
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Laws Alone Not Enough, Domestic Workers Deserve Rights And Dignity: Experts
Laws alone are not sufficient if people make no effort to treat domestic workers as workers with rights like any other, experts said at a discussion held by the National Platform of Domestic Workers (NPDW) in Delhi.
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No Employment Without Agreement: Karnataka's Draft Domestic Workers' Bill
The Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) draft bill prepared by the state Labour Department prohibits employment of domestic workers without agreement and mandates paying minimum wages to them.
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Minimum Wage For Domestic Workers? Karnataka Plans 5% Welfare Cess
It was only recently that the Karnataka Labour department brought in a bill to provide social security to gig workers in Karnataka, close on the heels of that, now a bill for social security of domestic workers in its planning stages.
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India Secures 3-Year Exemption From Social Security Contribution In UK
India has secured a three-year exemption from social security contributions for domestic workers who are temporarily in the UK and their employers under the Double Contribution Convention Agreement (DCCA).
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Girl, 11, Sent To Work In Delhi 'Beaten Up', Case Filed Against Noida Couple
A couple has been booked for allegedly beating up an 11-year-old girl they employed as a house helper for Rs 5,000, police said on Wednesday.
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Gurugram Domestic Worker Flees With Rs 12 Lakh Cash, Gold Coins
A domestic worker allegedly stole Rs 12 lakh cash and two gold coins from a property dealer's office in DLF phase 2 area here, police said on Tuesday.
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Domestic Help, 10, Tortured To Death In Pak For Eating Fruits, 5 Arrested
A 10-year-old working as a domestic help in an upscale neighbourhood here in the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province was brutally tortured to death allegedly by his employers for eating fruits from a refrigerator, police said on Tuesday.
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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav Flags Off Survey On Domestic Workers
Union Minister for Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav on Monday flagged off the first-ever All India Survey on Domestic workers being conducted by Labour Bureau, Chandigarh.
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Domestic Help Arrested For Stealing Jewellery In Delhi
A 26-year-old man employed as a domestic worker was arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery from a house in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area, police said on Wednesday.
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Deep In Debt, Domestic Helps In Tamil Nadu Demand Living Wages
Muthukani Murugesan faked illness to take a day off work on Wednesday and joined hundreds of fellow domestic helps protesting in Tamil Nadu for a living wage and better benefits.
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New Policy Could Give Domestic Workers Minimum Wage, Social Benefits
Mumbai: Domestic workers in India will soon be entitled to a minimum wage and social security benefits, according to a draft proposal that activists say does not go far enough to protect these workers and lets employers off the hook. The policy proposes to give domestic workers the right to register themselves as employees, guarantees a minimum wa...
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Sandhya Mridul Slams 'Classist' Mumbai Salons For Refusing Haircut To Domestic Help: "What Nonsense"
Taking to her social media account, the actress shared a video recounting how her mother had accompanied their domestic help for a haircut, where she faced rejection at two different salons
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Video Of Hong Kong Domestic Workers Living In Cardboard Boxes On Day Off Goes Viral, Internet Reacts
These worker don't have a place of their own because of the mandatory "live-in" rule. Hence, they spend the day off in cardboard boxes.
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Bengaluru Woman Shares Why She Pays Rs 46,000 A Month To Her Nannies: "They Are An Extension Of My Family"
"I am getting two loving aunts to look after my kids. For me, integrity and trust are important," the woman wrote
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Nepali Help Loots Valuables Worth Rs 18 Crore From Bengaluru House
A massive jewellery heist worth nearly Rs 18 crore has been reported in a household in Bengaluru, after thieves allegedly broke into multiple lockers inside the residence of 28-year-old businessman.
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Laws Alone Not Enough, Domestic Workers Deserve Rights And Dignity: Experts
Laws alone are not sufficient if people make no effort to treat domestic workers as workers with rights like any other, experts said at a discussion held by the National Platform of Domestic Workers (NPDW) in Delhi.
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No Employment Without Agreement: Karnataka's Draft Domestic Workers' Bill
The Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) draft bill prepared by the state Labour Department prohibits employment of domestic workers without agreement and mandates paying minimum wages to them.
-
Minimum Wage For Domestic Workers? Karnataka Plans 5% Welfare Cess
It was only recently that the Karnataka Labour department brought in a bill to provide social security to gig workers in Karnataka, close on the heels of that, now a bill for social security of domestic workers in its planning stages.
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India Secures 3-Year Exemption From Social Security Contribution In UK
India has secured a three-year exemption from social security contributions for domestic workers who are temporarily in the UK and their employers under the Double Contribution Convention Agreement (DCCA).
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Girl, 11, Sent To Work In Delhi 'Beaten Up', Case Filed Against Noida Couple
A couple has been booked for allegedly beating up an 11-year-old girl they employed as a house helper for Rs 5,000, police said on Wednesday.
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Gurugram Domestic Worker Flees With Rs 12 Lakh Cash, Gold Coins
A domestic worker allegedly stole Rs 12 lakh cash and two gold coins from a property dealer's office in DLF phase 2 area here, police said on Tuesday.
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Domestic Help, 10, Tortured To Death In Pak For Eating Fruits, 5 Arrested
A 10-year-old working as a domestic help in an upscale neighbourhood here in the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province was brutally tortured to death allegedly by his employers for eating fruits from a refrigerator, police said on Tuesday.
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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav Flags Off Survey On Domestic Workers
Union Minister for Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav on Monday flagged off the first-ever All India Survey on Domestic workers being conducted by Labour Bureau, Chandigarh.
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Domestic Help Arrested For Stealing Jewellery In Delhi
A 26-year-old man employed as a domestic worker was arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery from a house in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area, police said on Wednesday.
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Deep In Debt, Domestic Helps In Tamil Nadu Demand Living Wages
Muthukani Murugesan faked illness to take a day off work on Wednesday and joined hundreds of fellow domestic helps protesting in Tamil Nadu for a living wage and better benefits.
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New Policy Could Give Domestic Workers Minimum Wage, Social Benefits
Mumbai: Domestic workers in India will soon be entitled to a minimum wage and social security benefits, according to a draft proposal that activists say does not go far enough to protect these workers and lets employers off the hook. The policy proposes to give domestic workers the right to register themselves as employees, guarantees a minimum wa...
