domestic worker

Preeti Urang and our myopic laws

These are not isolated incidents, but part of a larger pattern that makes us look critically into the legal regime for workers toiling in the informal sector

Domestic worker admitted at DMCH with critical wound in throat

A domestic worker sustained critical injury on her throat at her employer’s house in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan area this morning.

Editorial / Child domestic worker set on fire

The news of 12-year-old Purnima, being set alight by her employer and then left in a warehouse without any medical treatment...

February 21, 2024
February 21, 2024

Preeti Urang and our myopic laws

These are not isolated incidents, but part of a larger pattern that makes us look critically into the legal regime for workers toiling in the informal sector

February 18, 2021
February 18, 2021

Domestic worker admitted at DMCH with critical wound in throat

A domestic worker sustained critical injury on her throat at her employer’s house in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan area this morning.

February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016

Child domestic worker set on fire

The news of 12-year-old Purnima, being set alight by her employer and then left in a warehouse without any medical treatment...