A programme led by women domestic workers in Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad, in partnership with MFF, supported by:

78%

women domestic workers experienced sexual harassment in the world of work

- 2021 study conducted by women domestic workers and MFF, supported by UNTF

When it first started in 2017, the #MeToo movement highlighted several challenges to the implementation of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013. However, there were no avenues for women informal workers (including domestic workers) to voice challenges to safety in their world of work.

Supported by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, women domestic workers of Delhi and Haryana and MFF aim to change the status quo with #MainBhi. We seek to bring the issue of sexual harassment in the world of work of women domestic workers to the fore and create responsive, accountable, sensitive institutional responses, in compliance with the 2013 Act.

Our Approach

Women domestic workers support, empower and learn with one another to speak up about workplace sexual harassment and seek justice under the SHW Act, 2013

Local Committees and police are supported to sensitively and proactively respond to complaints made by women domestic workers, as per their role under the SHW Act, 2013

Domestic workers, Local Committees, and police co-develop a procedure for the redressal of complaints under the SHW Act, 2013 to ensure time-bound justice for domestic workers

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Meet The #MainBhi Champions

Daraksha Begum

Jamia Nagar

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Daraksha Begum

A Pehelkar with MFF , leading a group of 60 women domestic workers across Haji Colony, Noor Nagar, and Gaffar Manzil in Delhi.

Sarita Devi

Gurgaon

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Sarita Devi

Sarita Devi is a domestic worker, a social rights activist and community organiser and leader, based in Gurgaon’s Harijan Basti. A migrant who came to Gurgaon nearly two decades ago with her family, Sarita has been closely associated with the Martha Farrell Foundation for the last six years. Through her work, nearly 1000 women domestic workers in the basti have been collectivised to advocate for their rights and voices, including leading and participating in the Postcard Campaign in 2020 to demand safer working conditions for domestic workers everywhere. Sarita has led various focus group discussions and represented women domestic workers of her community at various national and international platforms in the past.

Guddi Tirki

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Guddi Tirki

A part-time domestic worker and a Pehelkar (community leader) in Delhi's Jasola Vihar and Greater Kailash region, Guddi leads a group of around 400 women domestic workers in both the communities.

Shobha

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Shobha

A part-time domestic worker and a Pehelkar with MFF, Shobha is from the Tigdi colony of Delhi and leads a group of over 40 women domestic workers.

Rinku

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Rinku

A part-time domestic worker and a Pehelkar with MFF, Rinku is from Delhi’s Taimoor Nagar region, and leads a group of 54 women domestic workers from the community.

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