Karuna Domestic Workers Welfare Trust

Karuna Domestic Workers Welfare Trust presently works in Ten districts of Karnataka with the following objectives:

To educate domestic workers about their rights and duties as workers.
To empower domestic workers to fight for their recognition, identify their common, work-related issues and seek solutions through self-help groups.
To provide medical and legal aid for domestic workers.
To advocate for the acknowledgement of domestic work as a respectable occupation by the public, employers and the government.
To campaign and lobby the government to enact laws for the protection of the rights of domestic workers including fair treatment, wages, benefits and Social Security Schemes.
To facilitate proper work contracts for domestic workers to ensure fairness from their employers.
To restore the rights of children in domestic work and provide them with opportunities to create a positive future through care and education.
To network with other NGOs and institutions in Karnataka to build up a forum to tackle issues of women and children in domestic work.