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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 1
First page : ( 103) Last page : ( 105)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00022.6

A Study on Women Domestic Workers in M.g.r.nagar in Kanchipuram District

Jansirani S.1, Vinnarasi S. Janifar2

1Associate Professor in Economics, Vels University, Chennai

2M. Phil Research Scholar, Department of Economics, Vels University, Chennai

Online published on 21 February, 2019.

Abstract

Domestic workers, most of them are female are hired to work in private houses. Women's participation in the labor force has always been under reported. One area where women from low income group have regularly been harmed is the area of women domestic workers. Domestic work in private household differs from all other industrial and firms, in that it presents certain distinct characteristics of its own not found in any other trade or occupation. The chief point of its uniqueness lies in its total indefiniteness regarding wages, working hour and conditions of work. The uncertainty and indefinites of working condition varies greatly from one place to another and from one house to another. Large differences are seen in the same places or community according to the occupation income and status of the employers.

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Keywords

Domestic Workers, Wages, Working Hour.

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