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Dattatreya promises welfare board for domestic workers
Dattatreya promises welfare board for domestic workers. Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has promised to work on a welfare board exclusively for domestic workers apart from amending the Labour Law to provide more benefits for them.
Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has promised to work on a welfare board exclusively for domestic workers apart from amending the Labour Law to provide more benefits for them. This was in response to a memorandum submitted by National Platform for Domestic Workers (NPDW) who sought a comprehensive legislation for domestic workers by the Centre along with a tripartite board to effectively implement the law.
The memorandum was also submitted to Telangana Labour Minister Naini Narasimha Reddy. Speaking at an event in Public Gardens on Sunday, Dattatreya said that there is also a proposal to bring domestic workers under the ambit of Employee's State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) which will ensure health benefits. Apart from that, there is a proposal to provide pension for the labourers and provide houses to the community.
Naini Narasimha Reddy added that the State Government will work to regulate the timings of domestic workers to eight hours. “Domestic workers form a large community in India and there is a pressing need to amend the labour laws as workers are exposed to various risks and threats,” he added. The State Home Minister also appealed to the weaker sections to approach their respective Mandal Revenue Officers (MROs) for sanction of houses.
Vergheese Theckanath, National Convenor of NPDW, said, “There are more than five crore domestic workers all over India, of which 10 lakh are in Hyderabad and another five lakh in other districts of Telangana. In Andhra Pradesh there are more than 20 lakh domestic workers who experience extreme hardships.” In the memorandum, the NPDW has demanded a new law to regulate employment, conditions of work and provide social protection.
It also demanded that the board should undertake registration of workers and their social security contributions, regulate the conditions of work and register employers, monitor payment of minimum wages and a helpline to register complaints including sexual harassment cases of domestic workers. It also wants the board to register placement agencies to supply records of domestic workers. The agency has been recommended to upgrade skills of domestic workers.
