domestic worker

The hidden workforce: Inside Dhaka’s domestic work economy

The fundamental question is what can be done for the well-being of domestic workers in Bangladesh.

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...