{"id":11068,"date":"2024-06-14T14:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11068"},"modified":"2024-06-14T14:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:54:54","slug":"81-domestic-helps-in-state-do-not-get-minimum-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/81-domestic-helps-in-state-do-not-get-minimum-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"81% domestic helps in state do not get minimum wages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apart from lowly paid wages and lack of weekly-offs, domestic workers in  andAndhra Pradeshalso face abuse from employers and do not get PF,ESIbenefits.<\/p>\n<p>A survey by city-basedMontfort Social Institutehas revealed that 81% of domestic workers receive much below government-approved minimum wages.<\/p>\n<p>Varghese Theckanath, director of Montfort, said: &#8220;Out of 1,600 workers who were part of the survey, 96% did not have weekly- offs, 68% did not get increment in their wages after many years of <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/employment\">EMPLOYMENT<\/a> and 13% faced verbal abuse at their workplaces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said domestic workers continue to be amongst the most vulnerable groups in the unorganised sector in India. &#8220;There is no form of legislation that recognises and protects the rights of these workers and safeguards them against violence and discrimination,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/prohibition\">Prohibition<\/a> and Redressal) Act, 2013, enacted by the government of India ensures safe workspaces, both in the organised and unorganised sector, for all <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/women\">Women<\/a>. &#8220;Through the inclusion of &#8216;dwelling place or house&#8217; in its definition of a workplace, the Act covers domestic workers within this purview,&#8221; said Verghese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apart from lowly paid wages and lack of weekly-offs, domestic workers in andAndhra Pradeshalso face abuse from employers and do not get PF,ESIbenefits. 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