Top court bats for law to protect domestic workers

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union government to consider bringing in a law to protect domestic workers’ rights, reported Live Law.

The bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan instructed the Ministry of Labour and Employment to form an expert committee to evaluate the feasibility of such a law and submit a report within six weeks.

The composition of the expert committee would be determined by the Union government, the court said, adding that the government may be expected to work on enacting legislation to ensure the dignity and safety of domestic workers based on the committee’s findings.