A STUDY SITUATION ANALYSIS OF WOMEN WORKING IN UNORGANISED SECTOR WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DOMESTIC WORKERS

Ms. A. Arul Priya; Dr. S. Sudharsan

Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2019

A STUDY SITUATION ANALYSIS OF WOMEN WORKING IN UNORGANISED SECTOR WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DOMESTIC WORKERS

Ms. A. Arul Priya, Dr. S. Sudharsan

Abstract :

Situational Analysis of Women Working in Unorganised Sector with Special Reference to Domestic Workers in Selaiyur Women domestic workers is who works within the employer’s household. Domestic workers perform a variety household service for an individual or a family from providing care work and household maintenance, known as housekeeping. The study is descriptive in nature which includes quantitative method of research. The universe of the study includes women domestic worker living in Selaiyur of any age group with an experience of at least five years’ experience in domestic wok. The sampling size of the study was fifty and the sampling technique adopted was snow ball sampling. A structured interview schedule was used to collected the primary data from the respondents. Most of the domestic worker living in this area are unregistered domestic worker and do this work for earning their livelihood. The study contains five specific objectives that is the situation analysis of socio–economic profile of the domestic women workers, understand their occupation and wage, examine the discrimination and harassment faced by them in work place, study the health, safety and working condition of women domestic workers and study the awareness level of scheme/ board/ policies and acts of domestic workers among the women domestic workers living in Selaiyur. Interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected from the respondents were interpreted and analysed. Main findings were found out through data analysis and interpretation of data collected. The study reveals that major of the domestic workers are illiterate which push them to take up the menial job, the earning for the work is very low that they are not able to save anything for the future and work load is very heavy and they are not paid according to the work done. As government has made many provisions in legislation for the domestic workers but still the domestic workers are not aware of such board, policies and acts implemented by the government. This shows that the proper action plan was not framed to reach out the targeted population. Suggestions were given to social workers, government and NGO’s working for domestic workers based on main findings.