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The National Domestic Workers’ Movement (NDWM)
is a Movement and a non-governmental organization working with
domestic workers, child domestic workers and migrant workers. We
are active in 23 states of India and work towards achieving
dignity for domestic work and workers, at both a national and
international level.
NDWM encourages participation and
leadership in the hands of domestic workers. Together we stand
for the rights of domestic workers, seeking justice
and legislation for them. We create a strong public
awareness to enable domestic workers to achieve a healthy
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The National Domestic Workers’ Movement works
for domestic workers in India and Indian migrants working abroad.
Domestic workers, particularly child workers and full timers, are
routinely denied basic rights. They comprise one of the most
vulnerable and exploited groups of the unorganized sector.
Domestic workers and their conditions of work:
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Mostly women who leave their own homes to look
after other people’s homes.
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Nearly 90% of them are women, girls or
children; ranging from ages of 12 to 25 and it is estimated that
25% are below the age of 14
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A majority of domestic workers are illiterate
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They are engaged in such tasks as cooking,
washing, and cleaning, which are traditionally seen as women's
work and therefore looked down upon and treated as less than
humans.
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In India, the disdain for domestic work is
heightened by the caste system, as tasks such as cleaning and
sweeping are associated with low castes.
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