Unpaid Care Work: Who Really ‘Cares’?
- IJLLR Journal
- Sep 1
- 1 min read
Hamna Rehan, Advocate practicing in Delhi
Janvhi Rastogi, Senior Data Protection Consultant, Tsaaro Consulting
ABSTRACT
Unpaid care work i.e., the work performed within the private spheres which is majorly undertaken by women is more often than not excluded from the ambit of ‘work’, which if encompassed would amount to a considerable part of a country’s GDP. Due to the deep-seated patriarchal notions, work performed by women in the households are not recognized at the very outset and is equated with the natural obligation of women. In this paper, the authors have highlighted the long-drawn struggles by the feminists against the bleak recognition of unpaid care work. Further, transgression of human rights in context of International Conventions have been discussed. In this background, Indian policy makers also felt the need to value the unpaid care work and thus, they have incorporated the UN recommended Triple R Framework- Recognition, Reduction and Redistribution vide legislations. Finally, to give a holistic picture, the authors have attempted to trace the shortcomings of the legislated enactments.
Keywords: Unpaid Domestic Care Work (UDCW); Feminism; Recognition; Reduction; Redistribution.
