ISSUES AND REALITIES OF WOMEN IN DOMESTIC WORK
Dr. J. Jeya Ani, J. Nivashini
PG & Research Department of Commerce, St. Xavier’s College(Autonomous), Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Abstract
Economic necessity is forcing an increasing number of women to work, even if it does not free them from their conventional responsibilities. In search of employment, most women are engaged in unorganised economic activities such as small-scale industries, cottage industries, construction, manufacturing units, textile and garment, horticulture, agriculture, rural occupations, forest-based jobs, mining, sweeping-cleaning, loading-unloading, service industry, entertainment, temp workers, house workers, domestic helpers, time or piece-rated workers, casuals, part-time employees, own account employees, and contractual workers.
Domestic staff are found to have the lowest incomes of any category in the informal economy, along with other issues. They work on domestic chores including cooking, cleaning the floor, washing clothes, and utensil washing. They also work outside, buying veggies, etc. A large number of them fight daily to survive, live repetitive, colourless lives in slums, and deal with a variety of issues such as lengthy work hours, employment insecurity, and low status both inside their homes and outside. Many research has been conducted on female construction workers, but not much has been done on domestic workers. In order to empower this vulnerable group in society, it is necessary to learn about their socioeconomic circumstances and the issues they face with little safeguards. Hence, this issue is identified to be a major origin for taking up this study.
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EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)
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Published on : 2025-08-24
| Vol | : | 11 |
| Issue | : | 8 |
| Month | : | August |
| Year | : | 2025 |