ASK wants law for domestic workers' protection
Rights body Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday urged the government to formulate a law to recognise domestic workers' employment and ensure their protection.
With the assistance of Save the Children, ASK prepared a draft proposal titled 'Domestic Workers Registration and Protection Act' with some recommendations including implementation of the National Child Labour Elimination Policy 2010.
Sultana Kamal, executive director of ASK, handed over the draft to Law Minister Shafique Ahmed at Child Domestic Workers Convention 2012 in Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital.
The ASK and Save the Children jointly organised the convention where 750 domestic workers attended. Save the Children is working with 45,000 domestic workers across the country to ensure their education.
The law minister said the government would consider framing the law for welfare of child domestic workers so they can both study and work.
Sultana Kamal, also former adviser to a caretaker government, said it is the duty of the government as well as the society to ensure protection of child domestic workers who have taken the responsibility to feed themselves.
Mikail Shipar, secretary to the labour and employment ministry, among others, spoke.
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