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| Do you know? Domestic workers are most vulnerable to multiple exploitative practices and are subjected to verbal, physical and sexual abuse or harassment. This unorganized section is not legally recognized and hence holds no rights as workers/laborers; Most of them have migrated from different economically backward areas like Jharkhand , Orissa , Chattishgarh, Madhya Pradesh ,Assam ,West Bengal, Utter Pradesh, Bihar , Nepal etc. In India 90% of total domestic workers are women. More shockingly a significant number of them are in the age group of 12-17. They have to work without rest every day and are denied even the basic social and human rights. What they need…………..? Empowerment To live with dignity To secure their identity To protect their human rights To get just wages and recognition of work In 1985 the National Domestic Workers Movement was started as a response to the problems of domestic workers at Mumbai and slowly extended its brunches to other parts of the country as well. With an aim to prevent the exploitation of domestic workers and trafficking of women and children, the Archdiocese of Delhi promoted the formation of Delhi domestic workers’ Forum, which was registered as a charitable Trust in the year 2002.Since then the Forum is working for their empowerment. Aims Strategies and activities o To organize and empower domestic workers o To secure their social and human rights o To intervene in the crisis situations o To prevent abuses and harassments, Verbal, physical and sexual. o Legal aid o Networking with like minded NGOs o Research on various issues related to domestic workers. We Do…………. o Crisis intervention, rescue ,counseling o Rehabilitation and reintegration o Research and documentation of issues related to women and children at risk. |
