5. MAKING VISIBLE THE INVISIBLE
THEME : SUFFERINGS FROM DOMESTIC WORKERS
The domestic workers- sweep
The domestic workers – wash
The domestic workers –cook.
They take care of our children and our elderly
They take care of our pets too.
The domestic workers are called servants.
They are undervalued and denied their due rights.
Majority of the domestic workers are women and girls.
They were often abused and tortured by their employers.
Sonu was 10 year old child worker of Mumbai.
She was killed by her employer in June 2006.
The Maharastra Domestic Workers welfare bill recognizes the rights of the invisible.
States in India concern for the domestic workers Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Bihar Bihar Karnadaka Karnadaka Kerala Kerala Maharastra Maharastra Rajestan Rajestan Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu
Most of the labour laws cover the workers over the age of 18.
Domestic workers are usually in debt to their masters.
They slave 24 hours and 365 day in a year.
“Work is worship, workers too”
P.Kamatchi Teacher of English Krishnarayapuram Karur