Bring in law to protect domestic workers' rights, Supreme Court tells Centre
The Supreme Court has called on the Indian government to create a comprehensive law to safeguard the rights of domestic workers. This follows a case where a man faced charges for allegedly refusing to let his domestic worker leave. The Court has d...
By ET Bureau | Updated:
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday urged the Centre to introduce a comprehensive law to protect the rights of domestic workers.
A bench comprising justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh directed the Ministry of Labour and Employment and other related ministries to constitute a committee to examine the feasibility of bringing a comprehensive law for the regulation of domestic workers.
The directions were passed by SC while quashing a criminal case filed against a man on allegations that he refused to let his house help leave work at his residence.
The man had been booked on charges of human trafficking, wrongful confinement and criminal conspiracy.
A bench comprising justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh directed the Ministry of Labour and Employment and other related ministries to constitute a committee to examine the feasibility of bringing a comprehensive law for the regulation of domestic workers.
The directions were passed by SC while quashing a criminal case filed against a man on allegations that he refused to let his house help leave work at his residence.
The man had been booked on charges of human trafficking, wrongful confinement and criminal conspiracy.
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