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Conditions Of Work And Rights Of The Female Domestic Workers Of Kolkata

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  • Kundu, AMIT

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Domestic workers, most of whom arefemale are hired to work in private households. But their work remains unrecognised as a legitimate form of activity. This paper through micro level study shows that young married women coming from distant places with higher number of children, with low and uncertain income ofother family members, prefer part-time domestic work to supplement their family income. Through Engel's ratio, it is identified that the standard of living is slightly better than that of part-time domestic workers. But most of the domestic workers of West Bengal are deprived of over time pay, public holidays and timely payment of salaries.

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  • Kundu, AMIT, 2008. "Conditions Of Work And Rights Of The Female Domestic Workers Of Kolkata," MPRA Paper 7636, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:7636
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    1. Priya Deshingkar, 2010. "Extending Labour Inspections to the Informal Sector and Agriculture," Working Papers id:2887, eSocialSciences.

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    Keywords

    Domestic Worker; Labour Laws; Conditions of Work; Rights;
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    • J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General

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