Urban households are increasingly dependent on domestic workers and without them, their employers can't move out to work in the 'productive' economy. The demand for domestic workers is increasing in the city of Bangalore. This paper conceptualizes domestic services as major informal sector activities which assumes importance due to transformation in class relations and unhindered mobility of labour. The case of women domestic workers in Bangalore shows that migration for domestic service is largely a female driven phenomenon from within the state and from neighboring states. The conditions of work are deplorable with low pay and absence of job security.
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