THE PRESENT-DAY VERACITIES OF THE DOMESTIC WOMEN WORKERS IN INDIA- A STUDY

The significance of the study is mainly to emphasis on the issue of domestic women workers, part of informal sector employment and the rights of these workers in the Indian economy. With the emergence of new LPG policies (Liberalization, Privatisation and Globalisation), we find a change in the structure of the Indian economy. The women to achieve economic independence is opting or expanding the avenue for securing or gaining employment opportunities according to the quality of education, training and skill they possess. Wherefore women workers are employed both in the formal and informal sector of the Indian economy and are eventually participating more in numbers in the informal sector rather than the informal sector economy. Among the informal sector employment, women workers are more engaged in the domestic work sector, a sector that is mostly unregulated and lacks legal protection. India, being a country with rich historical past and tradition has witnessed domestic workers characterized by decades under unfair and exploitative conditions and has been labelled as one of the most neglected sectors of the country\'s informal labour force. The employment of domestic workers and the migration of domestic workers outside the country is historically embedded in the growth and development of the nation. The urban households in metro cities with the aid of paid domestic workers can accommodate themselves in the organized or formal labour force The employment opportunity for the middle and upper-class women workers and their participation in the economic activities contributes to the revenue of the State. Women workers in the informal sector are denied and deprived of the labour rights that are available to the workers in the formal industry. This study is mainly concerned with the protection of the rights of domestic workers in India concerning the severe violations of their labour rights.