NLUD to host panel discussion on 'Unpaid Care Work & Women Labour' on May 8

NLUD is hosting a panel discussion on 'Unpaid Care Work & Women Labour: Challenges to Entitlement Discourse' at the University on May 8, 2023. The objective is to understand can law do anything about the underpaid and overworked domestic help. Know the details of the panel discussion here.

Centre for Labour Law Research & Advocacy at National Law University Delhi is hosting a panel discussion on 'Unpaid Care Work & Women Labour: Challenges to Entitlement Discourse' at the University on May 8, 2023.

The panellists include Dr Sona Mitra, Principal Economist, IWWAGE (it generates evidence and tests solutions to economically empower women and girls.), Dr Dipa Sinha, Assistant Professor, Dr B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi, Dr Ellina Samantroy, Fellow, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute Noida, Ms Vishishta Sam, National Project Coordinator, Care Economy at International Labour Organization.

"Unpaid care and domestic work are essential functions of an efficient labour supply for the market, but the labour in domestic and care work itself is devalued. Can the law do anything about it? How do we recognise and reward this labour? How do we ensure dignity to these workers?," reads, NLUD's statement.

On May 3, the Centre for Labour Law Research & Advocacy at NLUD conducted an engaging panel discussion on 'Paid Domestic Work: A Socio-legal Discourse'.

"We thank our panelists (Dr.) Neetha N, Professor, Centre for Women’s Development Studies, Elizabeth Khumallambam, Director & Founder, Community for Social Change & Development and Adv. Chirayu Jain for their insights and comments," tweeted the university.

Recently at NLUD, Professor Margaret Phillips delivered a seminar on ‘Legal Literacy: A Comparison of Indian & U.S. Approaches’. In the session, Prof Phillips critically assessed the state of legal awareness, access to justice, constitutional provisions & the role of paralegals in the two countries. She is a Fulbright-Nehru Teaching Scholar at the NLUD.

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