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Female Domestic Workers:Exclusion from Decent Work and Dignity A Case Study of Pune City
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The present study attempts to understand the vulnerability of female domestic workers with reference to exclusion from decent work conditions in Pune city. Also, there is attempt to know the discrimination of female domestic workers, their awareness about provisions of social security, registration at Maharashtra Domestic Workers’ Welfare Board for their welfare and unionisation. The study brings out that they are not only vulnerable to security of job but their social security stands violated. Besides, patronising and discriminatory relationship with the employers, they lack awareness about welfare schemes, registration at Board and unionisation which makes them vulnerable in terms of ensuring “decent work” conditions.
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