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Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State

By , on November 25, 2021

This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in India's Kerala State, where the minimum wage for domestic workers is in the range of Rs.37.50–39.75 per hour of work and Rs.22.50–24.275 for one hour of overtime. These wages do not come with any work-related social security benefits.

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WIEGO, and IDWF. Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 26, , . WIEGO, 2021. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WIEGO Policy Brief N26 Kerala State for web.pdfWIEGO, and IDWF. (2021). Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 26, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WIEGO Policy Brief N26 Kerala State for web.pdfWIEGO, and IDWF. "Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State." WIEGO Policy Brief No. 26, WIEGO, 2021, .WIEGO, and IDWF. "Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State." WIEGO Policy Brief No. 26 (2021). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WIEGO Policy Brief N26 Kerala State for web.pdfWIEGO, and IDWF 2021, 'Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State', WIEGO Policy Brief No. 26, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WIEGO Policy Brief N26 Kerala State for web.pdf WIEGO, and IDWF, 'Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State' (2021) WIEGO Policy Brief No. 26 WIEGO, and IDWF. Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 26. 2021. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WIEGO Policy Brief N26 Kerala State for web.pdfWIEGO, and IDWF. Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State. WIEGO Policy Brief No. 26. 2021. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WIEGO Policy Brief N26 Kerala State for web.pdf

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