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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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Woman Kills Her Newborn After Delivering In Bathroom, Dumps Body In Trash
A 26-year-old domestic worker was arrested for allegedly strangling her newborn to death after giving birth in her employer's bathroom in Patel Nagar, an official said on Thursday.
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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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In Malaysia Many Domestic Workers In Forced Labour Conditions: UN Agency
Nearly a third of migrant workers employed in domestic households in Malaysia are working under forced labour conditions, according to a survey released by the United Nations' labour agency on Thursday.
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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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Abused Domestic Worker To Challenge Hong Kong's Trafficking Record
A Philippine domestic worker who was sexually abused by her Hong Kong employer will take the city's police to court over their decision not to classify her as a victim of human trafficking, her lawyers said Friday.
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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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Kuwait Doesn't Want To Be An Expat-Majority Nation Anymore
Kuwait's Prime Minister has said the country's expatriate population should be more than halved to 30% of the total, as the coronavirus pandemic and a slump in oil prices send shudders through Gulf economies.
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Murder Of Teen Domestic Help Forces Pakistan To Soul Search
The battered body of 16-year-old servant Uzma Bibi was found dumped in a canal and her wealthy employer charged with murder, the latest case highlighting the dangers domestic workers -- especially children -- face in Pakistan.
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Hundreds Attack Noida Housing Complex, Say Domestic Help Held Captive
Hundreds of angry villagers threw stones outside a housing society in Noida near Delhi this morning alleging that a young woman employed as domestic help in one of the apartments was held captive overnight and beaten up by her employers because they suspected her of stealing money.
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Nepali Migrants In India Struggling To Cope With Demonetisation
India's demonetisation of high-value currency has hit hard the tens of thousands of Nepali migrant workers employed in India as security guards, daily wagers, domestic helps and others who receive salary in cash, as they are struggling to cope with the situation.
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Domestic Help From Tamil Nadu Breaks Back Trying To Escape Saudi Employer
The return of an Indian housemaid working in Saudi Arabia, who broke her back trying to escape abusive employers, has raised fresh concerns over the working conditions of domestic workers in Gulf countries.
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Are Indian Domestics Less Attractive For Saudis?
The Indian consulate in Jeddah has received a few requests to ratify contracts of the domestic workers in Saudi Arabia after India imposed a bank guarantee requirement to be fulfilled by employers, a media report said on Saturday.
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Bank Guarantee Must to Bring Indian Maids to Kuwait
To safeguard the welfare of its nationals, India has made it mandatory for employers in Kuwait to submit a bank guarantee of USD 2,500 before bringing a female domestic help to the Gulf nation.
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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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Woman Kills Her Newborn After Delivering In Bathroom, Dumps Body In Trash
A 26-year-old domestic worker was arrested for allegedly strangling her newborn to death after giving birth in her employer's bathroom in Patel Nagar, an official said on Thursday.
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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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In Malaysia Many Domestic Workers In Forced Labour Conditions: UN Agency
Nearly a third of migrant workers employed in domestic households in Malaysia are working under forced labour conditions, according to a survey released by the United Nations' labour agency on Thursday.
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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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Abused Domestic Worker To Challenge Hong Kong's Trafficking Record
A Philippine domestic worker who was sexually abused by her Hong Kong employer will take the city's police to court over their decision not to classify her as a victim of human trafficking, her lawyers said Friday.
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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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Kuwait Doesn't Want To Be An Expat-Majority Nation Anymore
Kuwait's Prime Minister has said the country's expatriate population should be more than halved to 30% of the total, as the coronavirus pandemic and a slump in oil prices send shudders through Gulf economies.
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Murder Of Teen Domestic Help Forces Pakistan To Soul Search
The battered body of 16-year-old servant Uzma Bibi was found dumped in a canal and her wealthy employer charged with murder, the latest case highlighting the dangers domestic workers -- especially children -- face in Pakistan.
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Hundreds Attack Noida Housing Complex, Say Domestic Help Held Captive
Hundreds of angry villagers threw stones outside a housing society in Noida near Delhi this morning alleging that a young woman employed as domestic help in one of the apartments was held captive overnight and beaten up by her employers because they suspected her of stealing money.
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Nepali Migrants In India Struggling To Cope With Demonetisation
India's demonetisation of high-value currency has hit hard the tens of thousands of Nepali migrant workers employed in India as security guards, daily wagers, domestic helps and others who receive salary in cash, as they are struggling to cope with the situation.
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Domestic Help From Tamil Nadu Breaks Back Trying To Escape Saudi Employer
The return of an Indian housemaid working in Saudi Arabia, who broke her back trying to escape abusive employers, has raised fresh concerns over the working conditions of domestic workers in Gulf countries.
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Are Indian Domestics Less Attractive For Saudis?
The Indian consulate in Jeddah has received a few requests to ratify contracts of the domestic workers in Saudi Arabia after India imposed a bank guarantee requirement to be fulfilled by employers, a media report said on Saturday.
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Bank Guarantee Must to Bring Indian Maids to Kuwait
To safeguard the welfare of its nationals, India has made it mandatory for employers in Kuwait to submit a bank guarantee of USD 2,500 before bringing a female domestic help to the Gulf nation.
