Caste and gender are tied to domestic work, where women are conditioned . Geeta Menon of Stree Jagruti Samiti says a feudal mindset has prevented progress in gaining rights.

Domestic workers spoke of their work lacking a sense of identity. Older women who have worked more than 30 years also mentioned the need of some kind of social security net/ a pension for when they stop working.

First step towards a central law would be India ratifying the ILO’s C189 Convention. This is not the first time an attempt has been made to frame a central law. The earliest was in 1959, and the most recent in 2017.