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It is the first organisation of domestic workers to be granted trade union status in the State, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) trade union leader and Minister said. In late 2014, the organisation applied for trade union status. more-inFor Tapsi Moira, 38, a domestic worker living in South Kolkata, life has changed ever since she became part of an organisation of domestic workers. Since 2014 I had to rush to the Labour Department’s office several days a week to ensure that our organisation is granted trade union status,” Ms.
Moira told The Hindu. The struggle of Ms.
Moira and other members of the organisation — Paschimbanga Griha Paricharika Samit (PGPS-West Bengal Domestic Workers Society) — paid off earlier this week when they received the trade union certificate from the State government..