Summary:
Employers have started to take cognizance of this, with several giving their domestic helpers an option to stay back home, while also paying them for the coming week. There is no change in pay," says Preethika S, an HR professional from Bengaluru. Residents and labour union member told TNIE that apartments in the city are disallowing domestic workers in their complexes for fear of them being carriers and the fear is reciprocal. At a meeting convened by the labour department recently, one of the demands was Rs 10,000 remuneration for families of unorganised workers, said Manorama, adding, "If the domestic workers are not registered, how will the department identify them for the remuneration? "With the ongoing situation, these domestic workers, are left to fend for themselves as state-run Indira Canteens are not an option and prices of essential commodities keep rising, leaving these workers malnourished and increasing the cycle of poverty..