A study on the economic conditions of women domestic workers - with special reference to Mysore District

Women domestic workers cannot claim to their job security as workers in offices, schools and other establishments can claim. Therefore women domestic workers do not enjoy any job security, as these matters on the moods and fancies of the employers. An hike in the pay of the women domestic workers again depend upon the mood of employers. There are several women domestic workers who have working for long years under the same employer, without any hike in pay. Hence, has lead to economic and social exploitation of these workers, The economic exploitation further has extended that they donot have bargaining power in terms of wages. They do not have any organisation of their own which can protect their rights. This paper makes an attempt to look into the socio economic conditions of women and also tries to give suggestions to improve the economic conditions of women domestic workers in the case study area.