domestic-based workers in Sindh province,who prop up the country’s casual economy, hope their historic victory will mean an end to exploitationZehra Khan has much to celebrate on International Women’s Day. It is exactly four months since members of the domestic-Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) in Sindh province, or Pakistan – of which Khan is secretary general – finally received legal recognition. The province’s chief minister,Syed Murad Ali Shah, signed a policy that means the region’s estimated 5 million domestic-based workers – the majority of whom are women – can register as workers and access benefits.
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Source: theguardian.com