Synthesis of Important Discussions on Livelihood and MF issues related to Domestic Workers

This publication focuses on the issues related to domestic workers such as financial inclusion of urban poor , issues related to identity proof for opening accounts in the banks, best practices for domestic workers, ensuring well-being of the domestic workers through skill development, engaging placement agencies for the domestic workers and protection of rights and promotion of decent work for domestic workers. In context of financial inclusion the discussion on identification covers issues like RBI Guidelines for no frill accounts and the problems faced by the domestic workers in providing identification proof, processes that can be adopted to engage banks to be proactive and cooperative and Innovative mechanisms for creating awareness about the rights of domestic workers to banking services.