Domestic Workers’ Survey

Subject – Economy

Context – Domestic workers’ survey kicks of

Concept –

The first All- India Survey on Domestic Workers was flagged off by Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav.
The survey, being carried out by the Labour Bureau, was aimed at estimating the number of domestic workers at the national and State levels, those engaged in informal employment, and migrant and non-migrant workers; the proportion of domestic workers who stay at their employers’ homes and those who do not; the wages of such workers; and other socio-economic factors.
The survey would also include details of the number of households with “live-in and live-out” domestic workers and the average number of workers engaged by various kinds of households.
The questionnaire would include details about the size of the household, religion, social group, monthly consumption expenditure and the nature of the dwelling unit.
- Information about the domestic workers, including their age, social group, migrant status, duration of work and type of remuneration, would be collected as well.
The impact of COVID-19 on wages would be a part of the survey in the States and Union Territories.