Domestic Workers vs Employers
Maids striking in a multi storey complex in Mumbai Mayhem in Noida’s Mahagun Moderne society after maid is ‘beaten up’ The above two made recent headlines and reached even the New York Times edition. We the Indian employers of domestic workers are famously infamous! Some of us think it is…
Maid rate fixing!
Many websites have been talking about the maid rate fixing and the fairness of the rate card implemented by Raheja society, Chandivali, the protest that followed and the subsequent sacking of the maids by many residents. Here’s my take on the story based on multiple conversations with the protesting maids…
Maid Rate fixing?
Maid Rate Fixing by Raheja Society, Powai has been in the news recently, we spoke to a few maids and below is what they had to say: Maid 1: I feel we should have gone and met the representatives of the “Madams” before going on strike. Things can always be…
Domestic Workers Reality
Untouchability was made illegal in India long back and Father of our nation was dead against it but it is practiced daily in many of our homes against our domestic workers. Ironically these are the “human beings” who cook for us, clean our private spaces and even carry and feed…
Leafy challenge
Last month while getting veggies from the green grocer, came across a new kind of leafy vegetable. The vendor was a young boy who did not know what they were called or how they should be cooked. My adventurous spirit nudged me on and depending upon the power of internet…