Women in the changing world of work
Op-Ed by UN Women India's Rebecca Tavares, Subhalakshmi Nandi and Ajita Vidyarthi.
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to recognize the changing world of work, and the new challenges it throws up for women.
In 2016, Kumari, 41, went from an unpaid agriculture and house-worker in Vedireswaram village of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, to a paid domestic worker in Qatar. She left behind her ailing husband, young children, and a run-down house. An unregistered recruitment agent helped her migrate, albeit on a visit visa. In the absence of a verified contract, Kumari found herself unable to negotiate her monthly wage or living conditions. Her illegal travel documents discouraged her from registering at the Indian Embassy in Doha.
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