She is actively involved with 'Suniti,' a platform advocating for the protection, rights, and dignity of domestic workers, and possesses a deep understanding of domestic worker protection and welfare policies. Morjina Akhtar, 23, is another domestic worker associated with the Domestic Workers Regional Forum operated by Suniti. While unaware of the policy for domestic worker protection, he ensures proper payment of salaries, bonuses, and holidays. He highlighted the lack of recognition of domestic workers as employees, which prevents them from receiving subsidies and filing cases under relevant labour laws. However, as the domestic worker protection policy falls under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, she was unable to provide detailed information on the matter.

Source: bd News24 March 04, 2024 22:49 UTC