Rights of Domestic Workers

Bring domestic workers under labour law

Fair wages, protection from exploitation long overdue for this invisible workforce

Ensure the rights and dignity of domestic workers

State must take effective steps to address their plight

Liberating domestic workers for equity and dignity

The prevailing practice of employing domestic workers, at disproportionately low wages, underscores systemic inequalities.

21pc of house maids face physical abuse, says BILS study

Around 21 percent of female domestic workers in Dhaka experience physical abuse at the workplace, while 91 percent don’t know about the hotline number 999 to seek help for gender-based violence, said a study conducted by Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies.

July 18, 2025
July 18, 2025

Bring domestic workers under labour law

Fair wages, protection from exploitation long overdue for this invisible workforce

December 21, 2024
December 21, 2024

Ensure the rights and dignity of domestic workers

State must take effective steps to address their plight

February 24, 2024
February 24, 2024

Liberating domestic workers for equity and dignity

The prevailing practice of employing domestic workers, at disproportionately low wages, underscores systemic inequalities.

October 3, 2023
October 3, 2023

21pc of house maids face physical abuse, says BILS study

Around 21 percent of female domestic workers in Dhaka experience physical abuse at the workplace, while 91 percent don’t know about the hotline number 999 to seek help for gender-based violence, said a study conducted by Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies.