[WSF-Discuss] Fwd: domestic workers and the WSF

[Ariel Salleh]

Marina
Also, from a rather different angle, the Wages for Housework group has  
been very active in Venezuela in recent years.
Not sure if they go to WSF but they certainly should be there. Google  
- Selma James Venezuela, also try them in London.
Cheers
Ariel


Ariel Salleh
Hon Associate Professor
Department of Political Economy
SSPS l Faculty of Arts
The University of Sydney
New South Wales l 2006 l Australia
W  www.arielsalleh.net


Begin forwarded message:

> From: subhash lomte <subhashlomte at gmail.com>
> Date: 17 March 2010 5:04:48 AM
> To: Marina Karides <mkarides at fau.edu>
> Cc: WSFDiscuss List <WorldSocialForum-Discuss at openspaceforum.net>
> Subject: Re: [WSF-Discuss] domestic workers and the WSF
>
> Dear Marina,
>
> We are trying to organise  Domestic workers here in India since last  
> 20 - 30 years .At present there is not a single legislation to  
> protect them from day to day exploitation. And so no minimum wages  
> fixed, no service hours and service conditions applicable to this  
> section of the workforce.No housing rights and no old age pension  
> schemes are applicable to them.
>
> We are fighting with central as well as state Govts to protect  
> Domestic workers by a comprehensive legislation ...............and  
> partially we could succsside.
>
> Govt.of India had enacted a legislation to protect the interest of   
> unorganised /unprotected/informal workers ,but it is in a very  
> diluted form.......again we are fighting to make it comprehensive.
>
> OUR DEMANDS ARE :1. Govt.should enact a comprehensive legislation  
> for Domestic workers which includ Right of Employment , Fixation of  
> Minimum wages , Social security like Provident Fund - Insurance - etc
>
>                                    2.  Right of Housing facilities
>
>                                    3. Free and compulsory education  
> to each and every ward or dependant
>
>                                  4.Free medical facilities to all  
> dependants
>
>                                   5. Right of Oldage pension
>
>         On these demands we are organising domestic workers at  
> national level and also pressurising elected parlimentarians for  
> such legislation.
>
>  As I am also  part of the WSF process,and we dicussed the issues  
> and priblems faced by the Unprotected / informal workforce at Global  
> level in general and India in perticular.
>
> I am always ready to help in this respect.
>
> Lets keep in touch
>
> Regards
>
> Subhash Lomte / National Convenor
> National campaign committee for Rural workers, India
>
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 4:47 AM, Marina Karides <mkarides at fau.edu>  
> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> If anyone has any information on domestic workers using the WSF as a  
> platform to organize, could you please pass it along? The 1st US  
> Social Forum helped to organize the National Domestic Workers  
> Alliance and I am looking for other examples.
>
> I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> best regards,
>
> Marina
>
>
> Marina Karides, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor
> Department of Sociology
> 2912 College Avenue
> Florida Atlantic University
> Davie, FL 33314
> tel. 954-236-1053
> fax. 954-236-1150
> mkarides at fau.edu
>
>
>
>
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