International Domestic Workers Day observed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 17 2017:
Ferrando Domestic Workers Alliance (FDWA) and National Domestic Workers Movement-Manipur (NDWM-M) observed International Domestic Workers Day at Tribal Research Institute, Chingmeirong yesterday.
Parliamentary Secretary K Leishiyo and Reverend Dominic Lumon attended the event as the chief guest and president respectively.
Speaking at the event, Leishiyo urged the people to refrain from stereotyping domestic workers and to respect them as hard working individuals.
Domestic workers are irrelevant in most of the North East States including Manipur although they are indispensable in big towns and cities of other highly developed States.
He conveyed that it is imperative for the Government, CSOs and employers to ensure a fair evaluation for the domestic workers' wages.