Status, working conditions and problems of women domestic workers: A case study

Domestic workers are marginalized and highly vulnerable group. The very high proportion of the domestic works are women and children. The majority of women domesticworkers belong to the socially and economically backward sectionsof the community. They are unskilled and less paid workers. They perform multiple work and responsibilities in a house hold. They work very long hours and extra work. They employed on the basis of causal, temporary, part time or full time. They do not aware about their basic rights and social justice and not able to fulfill the basic necessities of their life such as food shelter, education and health. This paper made an attempt to analyze the socio-economic status, nature of work, working conditions and various problems of women domestic workers. In this background our research study conducted on the basis of random sampling and multistage stratified random sampling technique was applied to collect data from 80 respondents from urban area of Kadurtaluk of Chikkamagalurudistrict of Karnataka, in India. Further, this study focus major findings and to suggest suitable recommendations to overcoming the low status of women domestic workers and they are empower in all dimensions of the society.