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domestic worker

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Experts urge labour reform as women expose deep inequalities in informal sectors

Based on Oxfam findings barely 0.73% of women had formal contracts, 85% lacked awareness of their rights, and most had never engaged with a CSO

Speakers at a press conference this morning (31 May), organised at the Chattogram Press Club. Photo: Collected

Ctg child rights bodies demand justice in domestic worker Rahima’s 2019 rape case

Kalpana, currently admitted to DMCH’s Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit, greeted us on 29 January with a warm, radiating smile while petting a small month-old cat on her lap. Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe/TBS

The scars remain, but so does her smile: Kalpana's long walk to freedom

[Left] When Kalpana was rescued in October 2024. [Right] Kalpana set to be released from the hospital in 2025. Photos: Collected

Domestic worker abuse: 13-yr-old Kalpana smiles again, set to return home after surgery

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Teenage domestic worker dies after falling from building in Dhaka's Paltan

Representational Photo: Collected

House help falls to death from roof of 10-storey building in Dhaka

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Human Rights Forum calls for fair probe, trial into death of teenage maid at Daily Star executive editor's home

A recent study on domestic workers revealed that 84% of domestic workers live below the poverty line. Photo: TBS

How far are we in ensuring decent working conditions for domestic workers?

Labour group demands recognition of domestic workers as 'worker'

Labour group demands recognition of domestic workers as 'worker'

Photo: BRAC

Collective efforts urged to execute domestic worker protection policy

Shahriar Islam Shovon, studying Law & Human Rights at University of Asia Pacific. Illustration: TBS

Protecting domestic workers’ rights is uncertain without a law

Representational Image. Photo: Mumit M/ TBS

Pandemic renders millions of domestic workers jobless

Most part-time domestic workers have lost their jobs during the shutdown. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

Inside the lives of domestic workers during the pandemic