{"id":37473,"date":"2015-04-21T04:37:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T04:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=37473"},"modified":"2015-04-21T04:37:44","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T04:37:44","slug":"govt-plans-to-bring-law-for-welfare-of-domestic-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-plans-to-bring-law-for-welfare-of-domestic-workers","title":{"rendered":"Govt plans to bring law for welfare of domestic workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/domestic-workers.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"37474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-plans-to-bring-law-for-welfare-of-domestic-workers\/domestic-workers\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/domestic-workers.png?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"domestic workers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/domestic-workers.png?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/domestic-workers.png?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-37474\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/domestic-workers.png?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"domestic workers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/domestic-workers.png?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/domestic-workers.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/domestic-workers.png?resize=125%2C125&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Government is contemplating bringing a law for welfare of domestic workers and providing them social security benefits, Lok Sabha was informed today.<\/p>\n<p>Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said a memorandum was submitted to the government by the National Platform for Domestic Workers requesting for enactment of a comprehensive legislation for regulating the conditions of work and providing of social security benefits to domestic workers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The national policy for domestic workers is under consideration of the government. We are actively considering to taking a draft to the Cabinet,&#8221; he said during question hour.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister said as per the results of Employment- Unemployment Survey (EUS) of National Sample Survey Organisation, the estimated number of domestic workers employed in the country was 41.3 lakh during 2011-12 of which majority &#8212; 27.9 lakh &#8212; were women.<\/p>\n<p>Dattatreya said so far there is no separate law to protect the interests of domestic workers.<br \/>\nHowever, the Centre has advised the state governments to take necessary steps for registration of placement agencies providing domestic workers.<\/p>\n<p>It has also advised the state governments and union territory administrations to take necessary steps for inclusion of domestic work as employment schedule and for fixing minimum wages for domestic workers.<\/p>\n<p>The government has also enacted the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008 for providing social security benefits to unorganised workers including domestic workers, he said<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government is contemplating bringing a law for welfare of domestic workers and providing them social security benefits, Lok Sabha was informed today. 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