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HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GUTTER: MANUAL SCAVENGING AND ITS SOCIETAL IMPACTS

By HRDI India December 7, 2024Discrimination & Gender Based Violence, Domestic Workers, Employment Rights, Forced Labour, HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, ILO Conventions, India, Manual Scavenging, Rights of Children, Rights of Women, Children & Old Persons, Rights of Workers, Unorganised WorkersNo Comments

Patrali Sahu is a Fourth-Year Student at Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad. HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GUTTER: MANUAL SCAVENGING AND ITS SOCIETAL IMPACTS ABSTRACT Manual scavenging, the practice of manually cleaning…

ILO CONVENTIONS: A FUEL OF OPTIMISM FOR WORKERS?

By HRDI Admin August 24, 2020Articles, Domestic Workers, HRDI INTERNSHIP, ILO Conventions, Paper Submitted By HRDI Interns, Rights of Workers

INTRODUCTION Work – whether you got it, need it, or depend on others to have it, work is central to your well-being. Work gives our lives purpose, dignity, and our…

DOMESTIC WORKERS AND THEIR RIGHTS

By HRDI Admin August 24, 2020Articles, Domestic Workers, HRDI INTERNSHIP, MIGRANTS, Paper Submitted By HRDI Interns, Rights of Workers

INTRODUCTION Domestic workers comprise a significant part of the global workforce in informal employment and are among the most vulnerable groups of workers. They work for private households, often without…

Recognizing the rights of domestic workers

By HRDI Admin July 18, 2020Articles, Documents, Domestic Workers, Rights of Workers

Domestic work Domestic workers are one of the groups most vulnerable to exploitation, violence, harassment, and forced labour. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition…

Domestic Work in India

By HRDI Admin July 18, 2020Articles, Documents, Domestic Workers, Rights of Workers

Know more about Domestic Workers Rights, Wages, Laws in India. Domestic Workers in India: Domestic Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2008 was introduced to regulate payment and working…

Where are the Laws to Protect the Rights of Domestic Workers in India?

By HRDI Admin July 18, 2020Articles, Documents, Domestic Workers, Rights of Workers

The rampant abuse faced by domestic workers urgently necessitates a national policy to provide social and economic protection Over 50 million people are employed as domestic helps across the country, with women…

Rights For Domestic Workers

By HRDI Admin July 18, 2020Articles, Documents, Domestic Workers, Rights of Workers

Coinciding with the World Day for Social Justice on 20 February, the Employment and Social Protection Task Team, led by ILO, launched joint advocacy and communication on the theme of Rights for…

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AT WORK AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Articles, Documents, Domestic Workers, ILO Conventions, Latest News, Rights of Workers, Unorganised Workers

Read the entire Paper at - https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---normes/documents/publication/wcms_087424.pdf

Convention No 1: A landmark for Workers’ Rights

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Articles, Domestic Workers, ILO Conventions, Migrant Workers, Rights of Workers, Unorganised Workers

100 years ago the first International Labour Conference adopted the first International Labour Standard – on working time. As the ILO celebrates this landmark moment, ILO Working Time specialist, Jon…

Millions of Indian workers stripped of their rights

By HRDI Admin July 17, 2020Articles, Domestic Workers, Latest News, Rights of Workers, Unorganised Workers

State governments remove key labour laws to protect business interests at the expense of India’s impoverished workforce, denying them the little rights and protection they had . Analysis 1 April…