India is considering banning Indian housemaids from countries that hrefuse to sign a labor welfare pact to prevent their exploitation.
A proposal from the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs would bar women from traveling to non signatory countries. Such agreements have been reached with the United Arab Emirates Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan and are currently under negotiations with Malaysia, Oman, Yemen and Bahrain. An estimated 200,000 Indian women work as household service workers in the Gulf. The ministry is also advocating the establishment of a minimum wage and a security deposit from a foreign employer. |
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