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From “Invisible Help” to Constitutional Workers: The Supreme Court’s Call for Domestic Workers’ Rights in India

From “Invisible Help” to Constitutional Workers: The Supreme Court’s Call for Domestic Workers’ Rights in India

The care economy in India depends fundamentally on domestic workers, yet their labour remains largely invisible in law and policy. Estimates suggest India has over 50 million domestic workers, the...
South African Constitutional Court declares exclusion of domestic workers from occupational injury legislation to be unconstitutional

South African Constitutional Court declares exclusion of domestic workers from occupational injury legislation to be unconstitutional

On 20 November 2020, the South African Constitutional Court delivered judgment in Mahlangu v Minister of Labour (“Mahlangu”). This case concerned the constitutionality of barring private domestic workers (or their...
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