Domestic Workers
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Gurugram woman mows down domestic worker with Thar, leaves body in society parking
Haryana | Jul 15, 2026, 05:08 PM ISTA 57-year-old domestic worker died after she was allegedly run over by a woman driving a Mahindra Thar in a Gurugram housing society. The victim's family has accused the woman of attempting to dispose of the body before abandoning it in the parking area.
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SC asks Centre to form panel to safeguard domestic workers' rights: 'Legal vacuum'
India | Jan 29, 2025, 05:52 PM ISTThe Supreme Court observed indeed, domestic workers in India remain largely unprotected and without any comprehensive legal recognition.
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Push for law to protect your rights, ex-CM Sheila Dikshit to domestic Workers
National | Jun 16, 2015, 06:20 PM ISTNew Delhi : Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today advised domestic workers to work towards a Bill for protecting their rights and said they should push the government in this regard.At an event organised
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Saudi Arabia mulls helpline for domestic workers
World | Apr 21, 2014, 01:14 PM ISTRiyadh: The Saudi Arabian government has proposed the launching of a hotline on which domestic workers, more often expatriates, can lodge complaints. The helpline facility will be available in eight languages, an official said.The helpline
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Spurt in false cases by sexual abuse of domestic workers: court
India | Apr 11, 2013, 05:01 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 11: Acquitting a man accused of raping his maid, a fast track court has expressed concern over a “spurt” in cases of false allegations by domestic helps regarding rape and physical abuse