As ILO convention turns 30, India’s home-based workers demand equal rights (opens original article in a new tab)

As the ILO Convention 177 marking 30 years approaches, India's home-based workers highlight ongoing struggles for equal rights, fair pay, and recognition, with limited progress in ratification and implementation.

• India's home-based workers (HBWs) demand equal rights as the ILO Convention 177 turns 30.
• HBWs, mostly women, face low wages, lack of social security, and invisibility in policy frameworks.
• Only 13 countries have ratified ILO Convention 177, with none in South Asia, despite high HBW concentrations there.