Articles for Domestic Labour

How much work is housework? Computing the value of unpaid labour
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How much work is housework? Computing the value of unpaid labour

Hindustan Times  

A Spanish court, in 2023, ordered a man to pay 200,000 euros to his ex-wife for the 25 years of unpaid domestic labour rendered by her. Women between 15-60 years of age spent 7.2 hrs a day on unpaid domestic work, compared to men who spent 2.8 hrs, per an analysis of the National Sample Survey Office’s Time Use Survey …

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Explained | What has India done to address child trafficking?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | What has India done to address child trafficking?

The Hindu  

The story so far: “There are 160 million children waiting for your action. Several reports since the 2020 lockdown have noted that the pandemic created a second crisis of child trafficking, with children being pushed into a vortex of “despair, disease and death.” Estimates show that children account for one in every three detected victims of trafficking worldwide; this rises …

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Division of domestic labour continues to land heavily on women
3 years, 3 months ago

Division of domestic labour continues to land heavily on women

ABC  

For Maree and Mel Anderson, making sure domestic work and caring for their children is fairly evenly split has been one of the secrets of a long, happy relationship. New data from the Australian Institute of Family Studies, provided to 7.30 for its Why Women Are Angry series, shows that the division of domestic labour continues to land heavily on …

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Commission Charged For Relief To Domestic Workers : Karnataka High Court Fumes At Govt; Summons Labour Secretary
3 years, 5 months ago

Commission Charged For Relief To Domestic Workers : Karnataka High Court Fumes At Govt; Summons Labour Secretary

Live Law  

A report submitted by the Karnataka State Legal Service Authority to the Karnataka High Court has revealed that an amount is being charged to domestic workers as commission at Seva Sindhu Kendra's, to register them on the Seva Sindhu portal for availing Rs 2,000 one-time compensation announced by the government as relief in view of the lockdown. The Government has …

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Why LGBTQ couples split household tasks more equally
3 years, 9 months ago

Why LGBTQ couples split household tasks more equally

BBC  

Why LGBTQ couples split household tasks more equally Kara and Jo Chambers-Grant As Covid-19 widens persistent gender gaps at work and home, queer couples' division of domestic labour can offer a model for a more gender-egalitarian family life. But with Covid-19 threatening to widen already persistent gender gaps at work and home, queer couples’ division of domestic labour can offer …

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