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Domestic Work, Unpaid Work and Wage Rates
A comprehensive law for domestic workers in India covering all aspects of their working conditions is yet to come. However, the debate on legislative protection for domestic workers has focused unduly on labour laws and wage rates, ignoring the valuation of unpaid care and domestic labour performed by women in the household. The rights of women in matrimonial property are also overlooked. A consequence of such a lack of recognition of unpaid labour is the effect it has on determination of wage rates for domestic work.
I am grateful for the comments received from participants at the workshop organised by the Centre for Women’s Development Studies, New Delhi, on an earlier version of this paper, as well as those received from the reviewers.
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