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Time of India

Domestic workers rally for fair wages

1 2 Ranchi: Carrying placards and chanting slogans for their dignity and rights, household helps marched from the district school to the Zakir Hussain Park on Monday to mark International Domestic Workers' Day. The Supreme Court had on January 29 directed the Union govt to create a legal framework for the rights of domestic workers. The workers, mostly women, demanded a comprehensive law, ensuring fair wages, paid leave, social security and weekly rest. "What we are asking for is not charity, but justice. We clean homes and care for children and the elderly, but our work is still invisible. Even today, there is no official data about us. No recognition, no protection," said Reena Kispotta, a protester. The International Domestic Workers' Day is observed on June 16 to mark the ILO Domestic Workers' Convention 189 adopted in 2011. The convention advocates for dignity and fair working conditions for domestic workers. Though India supported the convention, it is yet to ratify it. "Despite India's commitment at the global level, there has been no real action on the ground. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo The govt must now act, especially after the SC order," said Anshu, a labour rights advocate. Speakers at the rally called for the urgent formation of an expert committee to draft the law. They demanded that the panel must include labour and human rights experts, especially women and child welfare representatives. Jyoti Tirkey, a domestic worker from Namkum, said, "We don't get weekly offs. We are called anytime and there is no fixed pay. We just want basic rights." The workers vowed to continue their fight until a national law guarantees them what every other worker is entitled to — dignity, rest and fair compensation.