Behind the Curtains: Continued Servitude of Domestic Workers
For two years, Usha Thopna’s day started at 5 am. After waking up, she would cook and clean for her new employers in Bangalore - Mr. and Mrs. Vatsa. Barely…
For two years, Usha Thopna’s day started at 5 am. After waking up, she would cook and clean for her new employers in Bangalore - Mr. and Mrs. Vatsa. Barely…
Millions of domestic workers in India, an overwhelming majority of them women, have suffered reduced real earnings and increased debts in recent times. In fact in some cases even actual…
Domestic workers generally lead a life of low wages and struggle for survival in Indian cities. However what they have faced in recent times is an unprecedented crisis. Periodic lockdowns…
It is by now widely acknowledged in many circles that domestic work is work that is crucial to the maintenance and reproduction of society and yet is the most neglected…
The persistent vulnerability of domestic workers during lockdown is a phenomenal issue in India. There is a however an intricate relationship between the madam-maid where upper class women and the…
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