Recognition of the Rights of Domestic Workers in India Challenges and the Way Forward /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mahanta, Upasana (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gupta, Indranath (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Labor law.; Human rights.; Social justice.; Labour Law/Social Law.; Human Rights.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.

This book brings together a set of contributions that examine the complexities associated with domestic work by highlighting not only the legal issues but also exploring the social, psycho-social, economic, and cultural dimensions of domestic work. The book aims to ignite a collective effort towards...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Status of Domestic Workers in India
• Entitlements of Domestic Workers in India: Welfare or Rights
• Globalization, Democracy and the Capabilities Approach to Labour Law: Making the Case for Domestic Workers in India
• Situated Experience as Basis of Legitimate Law-Making: ILO Convention 189 and Domestic Workers in India
• Workplace Sexual Harassment of Women Domestic Workers: Issues & Challenges in the Legal Framework of India
• Caste as a Framework to Study Domestic Labour: A Comparative Law Perspective
• The Informal Domestic Workers in India: A Descriptive Mapping of NSSO Data
• Governing Dynamics of Intra-Household Bargaining Relations in Informal Urban Spaces: Reflections from the Case of Female Domestic Workers Across India
• Well-Being of Domestic Workers in India
• Rights of Domestic Workers in India: A Critical Analysis of the National Human Rights Commission of India's Efforts.