ljdkj dh uhfr vkSj tkx`r ?kj dkexkj la?kVuk dk dk;Z

1. Condition of Domestic WorkersGovernment’s policy& Work done by Jagrut Ghar Kamgar Sanghatana?kjsyw et+nwjksa dh ifjfLFkfr ljdkj dh uhfr vkSj tkx`r ?kj dkexkj la?kVuk dk dk;Z LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

2. How many domestic workers in Mumbaivkt eqEcbZ esa fdruh eksydjhu gSa\ • As per our estimate, Mumbai has 5-6 lakh domestic workers • Our Sanghatana has 17,000 members • So we have been able to reach 3-4% of them only • Domestic workers are the largest segment of unorganised workers • gekjs vankt+ ls de ls de 5 & 6 yk[k eksydjhu eqEcbZ esa gSA • gekjs laxBu esa 17]000 lHkkln gSaA • ;kfu ds 3 ls 4 Áfr’kr yksxksa ds ikl gh ge igqap lds gSaA • vlaxfBr dkexkj {ks= dk ;g lc ls cM+k ?kVd gSA LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

3. Why are women compelled to be domestic workers?eksydjhu D;wa cuuk iM+rk gS\ • Husband loses job, e.g., closure of textile mills • Addictions of husband • Husband’s death or deserts wife or relationship with another woman • Old women not looked after by their children • enZ dh ukSdjh pyh tkuk & mnkgj.k fey can iM+uk • enZ dk O;luk/khu gksuk • enZ dh ekSr ;k vkSjr dks NksM+ nsuk] ;k vkneh ds nks fj’rsa • cw<+h fo/kok] ftl dks cPps ugha ns[krs LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

4. Why are women compelled to be domestic workers?eksydjhu D;wa cuuk iM+rk gS\ & 2 • Inflation • Economic situation • Lack of education • Migration • EkgaxkbzZ • vkfFkZd ifjfLFkfr • f’k{kk dk vHkko • LFkyakrj LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

5. Very strenuous working conditionsdke dh ifjfLFkfr cgqr gh dfBu • Severe damage to hands and feet due to work for 8-10 hours daily with water • Victim of many illnesses due to constant standing or bending • No assurance of tea or refreshments; separately made tea of poor quality • 8 & 10 ?kaVs ikuh esa dke djds gkFk iSj lM+ tkrs gSaA • yxkrkj >qd dj ;k [kM+k gksdj dke djus dh otg ls vyx vyx fcekfj;ksa dh f’kdkj curh gSaA • pk; uk’rsa dh xkjaVh ughaA pk; feyh rks vyx ls cuk;h gqbZ] ikuh tSlhA LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

6. Very strenuous working conditionsdke dh ifjfLFkfr cgqr gh dfBu-2 • Not treated like human beings; separate place to sit, separate utensils; have to face untouchability all the time • Discrimination on the basis of religion and caste • balku tSlk crkZo ugha feyrkA vyx crZu] vyx cSBus dh txg] Nqvk Nwr & ;g lc >syuk iM+rk gSA • tkr ikr] /keZ ds vk/kkj ij HksnHkko gksrk gSA LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

7. Very strenuous working conditions-3dke dh ifjfLFkfr cgqr gh dfBu & 3 • No pension o r provident fund or gratuity • Thrown out of job when old after working for 25-30 years • No payment for extra work • Asked to send children when ill; otherwise get the extra work done next day yet salary is cut for absence • uk isa’ku] uk QaM] uk xSzP;qVhA • 25 & 30 lky ,d gh ?kj esa dke djus ds ckn cw<+h cuus ij lsBkuh fudky nsrh gSaA • ,DLVªk dke dk iSlk ugha feyrkA • fcekj iM+s rks dgrh gSa fd cPpksa dks HkstksA vkSj ugha rks nwljs fnu dke djok ds Hkh ixkj dks dkVrh gSaA LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

8. Very strenuous working conditions-4dke dh ifjfLFkfr cgqr gh dfBu & 4 • If child has not done work satisfactorily, use this as a pretext to get double work done • If raise in salary is asked, falsely accused of theft and thrown out • If anything is lost at employer’s home, domestic worker is the first to be suspected and straight away taken to police station • cPps us vPNk ugha dke fd;k] bl cgkus ij nwljs fnu Mcy dke djok ysrh gSaA • vxj ixkj c<+kus dks dgk rks pksjh dk >wBk bYt+ke yxkdj fudky nsrh gSaA • vxj ekyfdu ds ?kj esa dksbZ oLrw [kks x;h] rks igyk 'kd vkSj bYt+ke eksydjhu ij yxk;k tkrk gSA vkSj lh/kk iwfyl LVs’ku ij ys tkrs gSaA LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

9. Very strenuous working conditions-5dke dh ifjfLFkfr cgqr gh dfBu & 5 • Young girls made to work from morning to 12 o’clock in the night • On the top of it, they have to face sexual harassment and indecent behaviour from maalik or their sons • Afraid to raise voice due to fear of spoiling their own reputation and losing the job • Many ladies of the house also look at them with suspicion • There are, of course, a few good ladies of the house • NksVh NksVh cfPp;ksa ls dke djokrs gSa] mudh ekj ihV djrs gSa] lqcg ls jkr ds 12 & 1 rd dke djokrs gSaA • blds vkxs ,d rjQ+ ekfyd ;k mlds csVksa ds }kjk ySafxd ’kks"k.k] xyr ut+j ls ns[kuk ;s lc gksrk gSA • vkokt+ mBk;h rks [kqn gh cn~uke gks tkrs gSa ;k ukSdjh [kksus dk Mj gksrk gSA • mldh rjQ+ dbZ lssBkfu;ak Hkh ’kd ysrh gSA • pan lsBkfu;ak vPNh Hkh gksrh gSaA LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

10. Law enacted for domestic workers in 20082008 esa eksydjfu;ksa ds fy, dkuwu cukA • We undertook many processions, demonstration and other activities to get the law enacted • After a long struggle of 4 years, law was enacted but it has many shortcomings • No board has been constituted to implement the law • Important issue of social security has been ignored in the law • dkuwu cukus ds fy, ekspsZ] /kjus vkSj cgqr lkjs dk;ZØe ge ysrs jgsA • 4 lky dh yM+kbZ ds ckn 2008 esa eksydjfu;ksa ds fy, dkuwu cuk] ftl esa cgqr gh [kkfe;ak gSaA • ;g det+ksj dkuwu ykxw djus ds fy, cksMZ Hkh ugha cuk;k gSA • Lkekftd lqjf{krrk tSls vge~ eqÌs dks ut+jvankt+ fd;k x;k gSA LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

11. What are our demands?ge D;k pkgrs gSa • Implement a comprehensive act for unorganised workers • One paid weekly holiday must be granted • Implement the principle of equal pay for equal work and extra pay for extra work • vlaxfBr {ks= esa loZd’k dkuwu ykxw djks • ljdkjh fu;eksa ds vuqlkj gj g¶+rs esa ,d osru lfgr NqV~Vh feyuh gh pkfg, • leku dke ds fy, leku osru vkSj T;knk dke ds fglkc ls osru feyuk gh pkfg, LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

12. What are our demands?ge D;k pkgrs gSa 2 • Pension must be given by government after 60 years of age • Bonus for Diwali festival must be given • Stipend must be given for studying children • mez ds 60 lky ds ckn ljdkj us isa’ku nsuk pkfg, • fnokyh cksul feyuk pkfg, • lh[kusokys cPpksa dks inoh rd f’k";o`fÙk feyuh pkfg, LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

13. What are our demands-3ge D;k pkgrs gSa & 3 • Benefit of health schemes for workers • Benefit of insurance scheme for workers • Yellow ration card for domestic workers below poverty line • dkexkj vkjksX; ;kstuk dk ykHk • dkexkj chek ;kstuk dk ykHk • nkfjnzÓ js[kk ds uhps vkusokys ?kjsyw et+nwjksa dks vkSj eksydjfu;ksa dks ihyk jk’ku dkMZ feyuk pkfg, LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

14. What are our demands-4ge D;k pkgrs gSa & 4 • Domestic workers should not be called to the police station during the night; police must instead inform the workers’ organisation first • Government must appoint a Board for domestic workers which must have the representatives of the union • jkr ds le; eksydjfu;ksa dks iqfyl Fkkus ij uk cqyk;k tk,A mlds ckjs esa lwpuk laxBu dks igys gh nsuh pkfg,A • eksydjfu;ksa ds fy, ljdkj us dkexkj cksMZ fu;qDr djuk pkfg,] ftl esa laxBu ds Áfrfu/kh gksaA LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

15. What our Union has been doinggekjh ;wfu;u D;k djrh vk;h gS & 1 • Uniting the domestic workers • After struggling for 4 years, a law was passed • The struggle for a Board is on • The struggle for pension is on • We raise their consciousness about their rights • We motivate them to fight for their rights • eksydfjuksa dks ,dtwV djuk • 4 lky dh yM+kbZ ds ckn 2008 esa dkuwu cuk • cksMZ ds fy, yM+kbZ t+kjh • isU’ku ds fy, yM+kbZ t+kjh • muds D;k vf/kdkj gSa muds ckjs esa tkx`r djuk • vius gd+ksa ds fy;s yM+us ds fy, Áo`Ùk djuk LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

16. What our Union has been doinggekjh ;wfu;u D;k djrh vk;h gS & 2 • Fight against false accusations of theft, and agaisnt sexual exploitation • We raise our voices agasint unjust employers • We try to improve the health by organising various medical camps • We make Self Help Groups to save themfrom the clutches of moneylenders • We open their bank accounts • pksjh dk >wBk bYt+ke] ySafxd ’kks"k.k ds f[kykQ+ yM+uk • vU;k; djusokys ekfydksa ds f[kykQ+ vkokt+ mBkuk • vyx vyx esfMdy dWEi yxkdj vkjksX; dh fLFkfr esa lq/kkj • cpr xV cukdj lkodkj ds paxqy ls cpkuk • c¡sd vdkmaV cukuk LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

17. What our Union has been doinggekjh ;wfu;u D;k djrh vk;h gS & 3 • We register their names with the police committees so that they will not be harassed under false charges • We make ration cards and Senior Citizen Cards. • We organise camps on various issues like personality development and leadership development • We have opened a school for 35 women • iqfyl desVh esa uko ntZ djuk rkfd muds f[kykQ+ dkjokbZ uk gksa • js’ku dkMZ rFkk T;s"B ukxfjd dkMZ cukuk • lat; xak/kh fujk/kkj ;kstuk ds rgr isU’ku fnyokuk • vyx vyx eqÌksa ij f’kfcj] tSls fd O;fDreRo fodkl vkSj usr`Ro fodkl • 35 vkSjrksa ds fy, Ldwy [kksyk LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

18. Our organisation’s plans for coming daysvkusokys fnuksa esa laxBu ds dk;ZØe bl Ádkj ds gSa • Every person must get a ration card • Rationing system must be strengthened • Every ration card holder must get minimum 35 kg foodgrains • Every domestic worker must have a bank account • Every self-help group must receive bank assistance • gj ,d balku dks jk’ku dkMZ feyuk gh pkfg, • jk’ku O;oLFkk et+cwr gksuh pkfg, • gj ,d jk’ku dkMZ ij fdeku 35 fdyks vukt feyuk gh pkfg, • gj ,d ckbZ dk cSad esa [kkrk gksuk gh pkfg, • gj ,d cpr xV dks cSad dk leFkZu feyuk gh pkfg, LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

19. Our organisation’s plans for coming daysvkusokys fnuksa esa laxBu ds dk;ZØe bl Ádkj ds gSa • Every slum must have a self-help group • Work for empowerment of women • Organise medical camps for improving health of women domestic workers • Various consciousness raising programmes • gj cLrh esa cpr xV cukuk • efgyk l{kehdj.k ds fy, dk;Z • eksydjfu;ksa ds vkjksX; esa lq/kkj ykus ds fy, esfMdy dWEi • vyx vyx tu tkx`fr dk;ZØe LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium

20. Many thanks to organisers and audience • vk;kstdksa dks vkSj Jksrkx.k dks /kU;okn LRS, KEC, TISS Symposium