Centre flags off first-ever all India survey on domestic workers
Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Bhupender Yadav on Monday flagged off the first-ever All India Survey on Domestic workers being conducted by Labour Bureau, Chandigarh.
New Delhi: Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Bhupender Yadav on Monday flagged off the first-ever All India Survey on Domestic workers being conducted by Labour Bureau, Chandigarh.
Domestic workers (DWs) constitute a significant portion of total employment in the informal sector. However, there is a dearth of data on the magnitude and prevailing employment conditions of DW. Hence, with the view to having time-series data on domestic workers, the Government of India has entrusted Labour Bureau to conduct an all-India survey on DWs.
Also, the minister released an instruction manual with a questionnaire for the All India Survey on Domestic workers, which will cover 37states/UT’s and 742 Districts across the length and breadth of the country.
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The survey on Domestic Workers is aimed to estimate the number and proportion of domestic workers at National and State level, percentage distribution of domestic workers with respect to Live-in/Live-out, formal/ Informal Employment, Migrant/Non-Migrant, their wages and other socio-economic characteristics.
The survey will also provide the Household Estimates of Live-in/Live-out domestic workers and average number of domestic workers engaged by different types of households. The main objective are:
- Estimate the number/proportion of DWs at National and State level.
- Household Estimates of Live-in/ Live-out DWs.
- Average number of DWs engaged by different types of households.
