Transcript Making visible the invisible

5. MAKING VISIBLE THE
INVISIBLE
THEME : SUFFERINGS FROM
DOMESTIC WORKERS
The domestic workers- sweep
The domestic workers – wash
The domestic workers –cook.
They take care of our children and our
elderly
They take care of our pets too .
The domestic workers are called servants.
They are undervalued and denied their
due rights.
Majority of the domestic workers are
women and girls.
They were often abused and tortured by
their employers.
Sonu was 10 year old child worker of
Mumbai.
She was killed by her employer in June
2006.
The Maharastra Domestic Workers welfare
bill recognizes the rights of the invisible.
States in India concern for the domestic
workers
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Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Karnadaka
Kerala
Maharastra
Rajestan
Tamil Nadu
Most of the labour laws cover the workers
over the age of 18.
Domestic workers are usually in
debt to their masters.
They slave 24 hours and 365 day in a
year.
“Work is worship, workers too”
P.Kamatchi
Teacher of English
Krishnarayapuram
Karur