Seven states have fixed minimum wages for domestic workers, and ten states have established Welfare Boards (currently in function in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nandu) registering the placement agencies that recruit domestic workers.

In May 2012, the government extended the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) health insurance scheme to domestic workers. A 2013 law prohibiting sexual harassment in the workplace also includes domestic workers and sets out complaint mechanisms and employers’ obligations to provide a safe working environment.

KEY ELEMENTS: Minimum wages - Health insurance - Prohibition of sexual harassment