Supreme Court Asks Union To Consider Bringing Law To Protect Domestic Workers' Rights
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Supreme Court Asks Union To Consider Bringing Law To Protect Domestic Workers' Rights

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union Government to consider the enactment of a law to protect the rights of domestic workers.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Ministry of Labour & Employment and the related Ministries to constitute an expert committee to look into the feasibility of such a law on domestic workers and submit. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union Government to consider the enactment of a law to protect the rights of domestic workers. A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Ministry of Labour & Employment and the related Ministries to constitute an expert committee to look into the feasibility of such a law on domestic workers and submit a report within six weeks. The judgment directed : "As regard to the larger issue of the protection of rights of domestic workers,we direct the Ministry of Labour and Employment in tandem with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, and the Ministry of Law and Justice, to jointly constitute a Committee comprising subject experts to consider the desirability of recommending a legal framework for the benefit, protection and regulation of the rights of domestic workers.

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SC calls for law to secure domestic workers’ rights
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC calls for law to secure domestic workers’ rights

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday lamented the lack of statutory protection for millions of domestic workers across the country, while urging the Union government to enact a comprehensive law to safeguard their rights and directing the Centre to constitute a committee to examine within six months the feasibility of such a legislative framework. This committee, the court said, should submit …

Lack of a protective law exposes domestic workers to abuse, torture: SC
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Lack of a protective law exposes domestic workers to abuse, torture: SC

The Hindu  

Anguished by the years of abuse an impoverished tribal woman from Chhattisgarh suffered as a domestic worker in the national capital and neighbouring cities, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union government to work on bringing a law to protect this burgeoning but unorganised workforce from exploitation. “The simple reason for this harassment and rampant abuse, which seems to …

Consider framing laws to secure domestic workers' rights: Supreme Court to Centre
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Consider framing laws to secure domestic workers' rights: Supreme Court to Centre

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the central government to consider the necessity of introducing a legal framework to effectively address the concerns and rights of domestic workers. Noting that there are gaps in legislative frameworks safeguarding domestic workers’ rights, the court emphasised that no effective legislative or executive action has been undertaken thus far to enact a statute that …

Explained | Are domestic workers legally protected in India?
2 years ago

Explained | Are domestic workers legally protected in India?

The Hindu  

Story so far: Earlier this month, social workers rescued a 14-year-old girl from a Gurugram home where she was employed as a domestic worker. There is “widespread abuse and exploitation of women working as domestic workers, including trafficking of children for domestic servitude”, a 2016 report by Anti-Slavery International concluded. ILO has defined domestic work as a “modern slavery” practice, …

Congress seeks enactment of central law for welfare of domestic workers in India
6 years, 9 months ago

Congress seeks enactment of central law for welfare of domestic workers in India

Firstpost  

The Congress on Saturday demanded enactment of a central law to provide for job security and social welfare of the domestic workers in the country. New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday demanded enactment of a central law to provide for job security and social welfare of the domestic workers in the country. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, All …

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