domestic workers

domestic workers

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Political will crucial to protect domestic workers' rights: Shireen Parveen

Bringing domestic workers under a registration system would contribute to their social recognition and the establishment of their rights, says Shireen

A seminar titled “Recognition and Rights of Domestic Workers: Valuing Care Work and the Rights of Care Workers in Bangladesh”, jointly organised by BILS and the International Labour Organization (ILO), was held at a hotel in the capital today (14 July). Photo: TBS

Domestic workers’ rights can’t be ensured without legal protection: Experts

Manusher Jonno Foundation expresses outrage at yet another case of torture against child domestic worker

Manusher Jonno Foundation expresses outrage at yet another case of torture against child domestic worker

Call for law to protect domestic workers' rights

Call for law to protect domestic workers' rights

File photo of Mujibul Haque Chunnu. Photo: Collected

‘We need specialised hospitals in upazilas, not mega projects’

Uphold rights of domestic workers: Speakers

Uphold rights of domestic workers: Speakers

Accurate data on domestic workers stressed to ensure their rights 

Accurate data on domestic workers stressed to ensure their rights 

Photo: Saudi Gazette

Saudi Embassy in Bangladesh to start receiving domestic help visa requests

Domestic workers’ inclusion in labour law, ratification of ILO Convention 189 demanded

Domestic workers’ inclusion in labour law, ratification of ILO Convention 189 demanded

Representational image. Illustration: TBS

591 domestic workers murdered, tortured in last 10 years

Keeping your house clean from bacteria and dirt is one of the most effective ways to curb the spread of coronavirus. Photo: Collected

Domestic, service workers seek increase in govt allocation for service sector

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Pandemic renders millions of domestic workers jobless

Domestic workers, along with their children, in Chattogram city come out to the street to seek financial help from people, as they have been pushed into starving situation after their employers asked them to stay home in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. This photo was taken from the CRB area in the port city yesterday. Photo: Minhaz Uddin

Virus fallout forces many of Chattogram domestic workers to beg