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100			_aYadav, Vinita and Jacob, Sherin _932113
245			_a Impact of the lockdown on women domestic workers
260			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
300			_a67(3), Sep, 2021: p.300-313
520			_aCovid-19 pandemic impacted both life and livelihood. The lockdown severely affected economically weaker section workers who mostly belong to informal sector. Among informal sector workers, three million are women domestic workers whom pandemic forced to stay at home. Despite government’s request, employers’ resistance to release the salary impacted their socio-economic wellbeing. The announcement of stimulus packages provided limited relief. The study analyses the difficulties experienced by women domestic workers. The workers residing in large cities were the hardest hit, as many international and national organisations were closed. Using secondary data, turmoil of women domestic workers is presented. The analysis revealed the impact of lockdown and highlighted that there is a gap in implementation of law and relief measures. The study recommends adopting innovative public–private partnerships to enhance socio-economic development of women domestic workers. – Reproduced
650			_aCovid-19, Informal sector, Lockdown, Residents’ welfare association, Women domestic workers _929888
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
906			_aDOMESTIC WORKERS
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