 the domestic workers' welfare  bill, 2016 bydr shashi tharoor, mparrangement of clausesclauses chapter i preliminary1 short title, extent and commencement 2 definitions chapter ii rights of domestic workers3 rights of domestic workers 4 application of certain acts to domestic workers chapter iii regulation of working conditions5 fixation of minimum rate of wages 6 regulation of work hours 7 paid leaves 8 compensation and injury 9 regulation by the central government10 advise by national board and state boards 11 duties of the employer and placement agency 12 prohibition of employment of a child chapter iv registration13 appropriate government to prescribe the terms and conditions of registration ofdomestic workers14 registration of employment agreement 15 registration of placement agencies chapter v district boards16 district boards 17 functions of the board 18 powers of the district board 19 reference of disputes 20 rules of evidence chapter vi penalty and procedure clauses21 offences and penalties 22 cognizance of offences 23 limitation of prosecutions 24 certain contracts and agreements to be void chapter vii miscellaneous25 central government to provide adequate funds 26 effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with the act 27 protection of action taken under act 28 power to remove difficulties 29 power of the appropriate government to make rulesthe first schedule the second schedule the third schedule bill no  204 of  2016 the domestic workers' welfare bill, 2016 by dr shashi tharoor, mp a billto provide for the welfare, protection and security of domestic workers and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:— chapter i preliminary51 (1) this act may be called the domestic workers'  welfare act, 2016 (2) it extends to the whole of india except the state of jammu and kashmirshort title, extent and commencement(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act unless the context otherwise requires,—10(a) 'appropriate government' means in the case of a state or a union territoryhaving legislature, the concerned state government or the union territory government, as the case may be, and in all other cases, the central government;(b) 'child' means a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years;(c) 'district board' means the district board constituted under section 16; (d) 'domestic work' means work performed in or for a private household(s) and includes cooking, cleaning, housekeeping, driving, gardening, childcare, and old-age care, but does not include work related to businesses run from private households;5(e) 'domestic worker' means a person employed to do domestic work for remuneration, whether in cash or in kind, for one or more employers by staying at the household premises or otherwise and includes casual, temporary, contractual, or migrant workers;10(f) 'employer' means a person living in a private household, who has employed a domestic worker, either directly or otherwise for remuneration for doing domestic work;(g) 'minor domestic worker' means a domestic worker who is above the age of sixteen years but below the age of eighteen years and has completed compulsory elementary education;1533 of 2008(h) 'national board' means the national social security board for unorganised workers constituted under section 5 of the unorganised workers' social security act, 2008;(i) 'placement agency' means any agency or bureau or contractor or person(s) or association, whether registered or otherwise, engaged in the placement of domestic workers with prospective employers and includes such agency or person offering such services through any print, electronic or any form of communication;20(j) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this act; (k) 'schedule' means the schedule annexed to this act;33 of 200825(l) 'state board' means the (name of the state) state social security board for unorganised workers constituted under section 6 of the unorganised workers' social security act, 2008;(m) 'wages' means all remunerations expressed in terms of money or capable of being so expressed which would be payable to a domestic worker in respect of domestic work done but does not include—(i) the value of any house accommodation, supply of light, water, medical attendance, or any other amenity;30(ii) any contribution paid by the employer under any scheme of social insurance and the interest which may have accrued thereon;(iii) any travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession; (iv) any sum paid to the domestic worker to defray special expenses entailed on him by the nature of his/her employment; and35(v) any compensation paid on discharge;(n) 'workplace' means any household where a domestic worker works; and (o) 'work hours' means the period for which a domestic worker remains at the disposal of the household for purposes related to domestic work40 chapter ii rights of domestic workers3 (1) every domestic worker shall have the right to— (a) work and earn livelihood, free from all forms of forced or compulsory labour;rights of domestic workers45(b) earn such minimum wages, as may be prescribed, including allowances for overtime;(c) such decent working and living conditions, as may be prescribed, including reasonable working hours, periods of rest, annual paid leave and maternity leave, as the case may be;(d) access to benefits under social security schemes of the appropriategovernment;5(e) redressal of grievances through such appropriate mechanism as may beprescribed;(f) organise and bargain collectively through associations, co-operatives, and/or union of workers;10(g) equal opportunities of employment and remuneration without discriminationbased on gender, age, caste or any other criteria that may be deemed discriminatory by the court of law; and(h) education and opportunities to participate in further education and vocationaltraining for domestic workers under this act, who are above the minimum age for domestic work and below the age of eighteen years15application of certain acts to domestic workers204 notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, relevant provisions of the workmen's compensation act 1923, the inter state migrant workmen (regulation of employment and conditions of service act 1979, the payment of wages act, 1936, maternity benefit act, 1961, the minimum wages act, 1948, the equal remuneration act, 1976, the employee's state insurance act, 1948, the employees provident funds and miscellaneous provisions act, 1952, the payment of gratuity act, 1972 and the unorganized workers' social security act, 2008 shall apply to domestic workers as they apply to workmen or employees, as the case may be, within the meaning of those act8 of 1923 30 of 1979 4 of 1936 53 of 1961 11 of 1948 25 of 1976 34 of 1948 19 of 1952 39 of 1972 33 of 2008 chapter iii regulation of working conditions255 (1) the appropriate government shall—fixation of minimum rate of wages(a) fix the minimum rate of wages payable to domestic workers on the basis of the needs of the domestic workers specified in the first schedule;25(b) fix the minimum rate of wages which shall apply in substitution for the minimumrate which would otherwise be applicable, in respect of domestic work done by a domestic worker beyond work hours (hereinafter referred to as "overtime rate");(c) review at such intervals as it may think fit, but not exceeding five years, theminimum rates of wages, if necessary (2) the appropriate government may fix—(a) minimum rate of wages by the hour or by the day or by the month;30(b) minimum rate of wages for urban and rural areas; (c) minimum rate of wages for different kinds of domestic work; (d) different minimum rates of wages for—(i) full-time resident domestic workers; (ii) part-time resident domestic workers;35(iii) full-time non-resident workers; (iv) part-time non-resident workers:provided that no discrimination shall be made in the rates of wages paid to men, women, or minor domestic workers6 the appropriate government shall—regulation of work hours(a) fix the number of hours of work which shall constitute a normal working day,inclusive of one or more specified intervals:provided that work hours shall not exceed forty-eight hours per week; (b) provide for one holiday per week; and5(c) provide for payment for domestic work on a day of rest at a rate not less thanthe overtime ratepaid leaves7 the appropriate government shall fix the time period and minimum rate of wages forpaid leaves and maternity leaves:10provided that a domestic worker shall be entitled to fifteen days of paid leave ina year in addition to one holiday per weekcompensation for injury8 the appropriate government shall formulate a criteria for determining the amount ofcompensation for any personal injury caused to a domestic worker by accident arising out of and in course of his employment:15provided  that the district board shall apply the criteria for deciding thecompensation amount after an enquiry9 the central government shall formulate and notify—| (                                                                                 | a   | ) minimum standards for decent conditions of work;                              ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| regulation by                                                                     |     |                                                                                 || the central                                                                       |     |                                                                                 || government                                                                       |     |                                                                                 || (                                                                                 | b   | ) schemes for benefit and welfare of domestic worker such as social security,   || health, insurance, education and other beneficial schemes in the second schedule: |     |                                                                                 || 20                                                                                |     |                                                                                 || provided that the central government may, by notificaton, amend the               |     |                                                                                 || second schedule, if it deems necessary                                           |     |                                                                                 || (                                                                                 | c   | ) application of the provisions of this act to any particular class of domestic || workers and employers;                                                            |     |                                                                                 || 25                                                                                |     |                                                                                 || (                                                                                 | d   | ) appropriate strategies on elimination of any form of trafficking or forced or || bonded or child labour                                                           |     |                                                                                 |10 the national board and the state board shall advise the appropriate government in matters related to this actadvise by national board and state boards11 (1) a placement agency shall—30duties of the employer and placement agency(a) ensure registration with the appropriate government and obtain a registrationcertificate, in such form as may be prescribed;(b) provide for the registration of the employment agreement, engaged throughthe agency, to the appropriate government, in such form as may be prescribed;35(c) ensure that fees charged on registration, etc is not deducted from theremuneration of domestic workers; and(d) maintain proper registers and records of domestic workers, placements ofdomestic workers, payments and terms of employment(2) as far as practicable, every employer shall—| (                                                | a   | ) ensure decent living conditions of the domestic workers;           ||--------------------------------------------------|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 40                                               |     |                                                                      || (                                                | b   | ) provide for of such minimum wages, as may be prescribed, including || allowances for overtime, to the domestic worker; |     |                                                                      |(c) engage the domestic worker for such work hours, as may be  prescribed; (d) allow a domestic worker to take rest, weekly holiday, and such paid leaves inlcuding maternity leave, as may be prescribed;(e) provide education and vocational training for minor domestic workers; (f) provide for education of children of resident domestic workers;5(g) provide for payment of compensation for any injury caused to a domesticworker by an accident arising out of and in course of his/her employment; and(h) provide for registration of the employment agreement with domestic workers engaged directly to the appropriate government in such manner as may be prescribed 12 no child shall be employed as a domestic worker or for any such incidental or ancillary work which is prohibited under any law for the time being in force:10prohibition of employment of a childprovided that a minor domestic worker may be employed if he has completed compulsory elementary education chapter iv registration13 the appropriate government shall—15(a) prescribe the details of the form that specifies the terms and conditions of the employment of a domestic worker, in accordance with the third schedule (hereinafter referred to as 'employment agreement');appropriate government to prescribe the terms and conditions of registration of domestic workers20(b) designate any one or more of the following at such areas as may be considered necessary, as workers' facilitation centres for purposes of facilitating the filling and verification of employment agreements:(i) local panchayati raj institutions or urban local bodies; (ii) resident welfare associations/society; (iii) non-profit organizations working among the domestic workers;25(c) prescribe the details of the form for the registration of a placement agency; (d) maintain such registers and records giving particulars of placement agenciesand such other particulars in such form as may be prescribed14 every employer or the placement agency as the case may be, shall, within two months of the commencement of the employment of a domestic worker, register the employment agreement with the appropriate government, in such manner as may be prescribed:25registration of employment agreementprovided that the appropriate government or any authorised person may register the employment agreement after the expiry of period of two months, if it is satisfied that the applicant had sufficient reason for not making the application in time30(2) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where a domestic worker is engaged through a middleman or placement agency for domestic work in any household, it shall be the duty of such middleman or agency and not of the employer in whose household such domestic worker works, to register the employment agreement as per the procedure prescribed15 (1) every placement agency shall make an application along with a prescribed fee and  in such manner as may be prescribed to the appropriate government for registration35registration of placement agencies(2) every applicant who satisfies all conditions as may be prescribed, shall be provided with a registration number:provided that the placement agency shall renew its registration every five years on the payment of the fee as may be prescribed chapter v district boardsdistrict boards16 (1) the appropriate government shall, by notification in the official gazette,constitute a district board in each of the districts for carrying out the purposes of this act5(2) the district board shall consist of such number of members and staff to be appointed by the appropriate government in such manner as may be prescribed(3) the salary and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of members and staff of the district board shall be such as may be prescribed| (                                                                             ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| and the manner of filling up of vacancies shall be such as may be prescribed || 10                                                                            |17 the district board shall—functions of the board(i) provide a helpline number for use of domestic workers for registering instanceof contraventions of the provisions of this act;(ii) provide for registration of complaints, for complaints mod both in writing ororally;15(iii) facilitate the settlement of disputes through conciliation as per the procedureprovided under this act;(iv) disseminate information on available social security schemes for the domesticworkers;20(v) implement scheme or any welfare measures formulated by the centralgovernment, the appropriate government, the national board or the state board for the welfare of domestic workers; and(vi) undertake such other functions as may be prescribedpowers of the district board18 (1) subject to any rules by the state government in this behalf, an inspectorappointed by the district board shall, within the local limits, on a complaint received from a domestic worker or on a complaint against the placement agency—25(a) make such examination and hold such inquiry as may be necessary forascertaining whether the provisions of this act in relation to payment of wages, conditions of service, and welfare of workers, have been or are being complied within a place or premises of a domestic worker;30(b) examine any person found in any such workplace or premises for the purposesof determining compliance with the provisions of this act;(c) require any person giving out work to any worker, to give any information,which is in his/her  power to give, with respect to the name and addresses of persons who give out work to the domestic worker and payments made or to be made for the work;35(d) require the production of any document, record or evidence whether writtenor oral;40(e) enter, with such assistance as it may consider necessary, at all times any place or premises if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that any domestic worker has or is being subjected to any form of sexual exploitation or wrongfully confined in any such place or premises or rescue any child being employed as a domestic worker; and(f) exercise such powers as may be prescribed(2) every employer shall accord to the board all reasonable facilities in the discharge its duties under this act5 of 1908(3) each district board shall have the same powers as are vested in civil court underthe code of civil procedure, 1908 while adjudicating a dispute in respect of the following matters, namely—(a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;(b) compelling the production of documents and material objects;5(c) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses; and(d) any other matter which may be prescribedreference of disputes19 (1) where the district board is of the opinion that a dispute exists or is apprehendedit may at any time, by order in writing—10(a) refer the dispute to a civil or labour court for promoting a settlement thereof; or(b) refer any matter appearing to be connected with or relevant to the dispute toa dispute settlement council constituted under the district board for inquiry or for resolution of the dispute15(2) no proceeding pending before a civil or labour court or a dispute resolutioncouncil in relation to a dispute shall lapse merely by reason of the death of any of the parties to the dispute being a domestic worker, and such court or council shall complete such proceedings and submit its award to the district board1 of 1872rules of evidence2020 in this act, notwithstanding anything contained in the indian evidence act, 1872,the burden of proof that compliance with the provisions of the act have been effected will be entirely on the employer or the placement agency, as the case may be chapter vi penalty and procedureoffences and penalties2521 (1) any placement agency who contravenes the provisions of this act shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to three months and with fine which shall not be less than two months wages of a domestic worker in accordance with the prevailing minimum rate of wages30(2) if any person who has been convicted of any offence punishable under subsection (1) is again guilty of an offence involving a contravention or failure of compliance of the same provision, he shall be punished on a subsequent conviction with imprisonment for a term which may extend upto six months and with fine which shall not be less than two months wages of a domestic worker in accordance with the prevailing minimum rate of wages(3) where an employer fails to comply with the provisions of this act he shall be punished with fine which shall not be less than two months wages of a domestic worker in accordance with the prevailing minimum rate of wages35 40(4) whoever willfully obstructs any officer so authorised by the district board toconduct inspection under the act or refuses or willfully neglects to afford such officer any reasonable facility for making any inspection, examination, inquiry or investigation authorised by or under this act in relation to the employer or a placement agency to whom, this act applies, shall be punsihed with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to three months and with fine which shall not be less than two  months wages of a domestic worker in accordance with the prevailing minimum rate of wages45(5) whoever willfully refuses to produce on the demand of such an inspector soauthorised by the district board, any register or other document kept in pursuance of this act or prevents or attempts to prevent or does anything which he has reasons to believe is likely to prevent any person from appearing before or being examined by an inspecting person acting in pursuance of  his/her duties under this act, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend  up to three  months or with fine which shall not be less than two months wages of a domestic worker in accordance with the prevailing minimum rate of wages50(6) whoever—| (                                                                                                | i                                                                                 | ) knowingly sends, directs or takes any child or  woman to any place for             ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| immoral purposes or to a place where she is likely to be morally corrupted or,                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || (                                                                                                | ii                                                                                | ) in any manner sexually exploits such woman or child or,                            || (                                                                                                | iii                                                                               | ) make available young children as domestic workers,                                 || 5                                                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 6 of 1986                                                                                       |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 104 of 1956                                                                                     |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 32 of 2012                                                                                      |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 14 of 2013                                                                                      |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 10                                                                                               |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || shall be punished in accordance with the provision of the child labour prohibition (and          |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || regulation) act 1986, the immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956, the protection of children     |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || from sexual offences act, 2012, and sexual harassment of women at workplace prevention,          |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || prohibition and redressal) act, 2013, as the case may be, and such other acts as may be          |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || prescribed                                                                                      |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || cognizance of                                                                                    |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || offences                                                                                        |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 22                                                                                              | (                                                                                 | 1                                                                                    || on a complaint—                                                                                  |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || (                                                                                                | a                                                                                 | ) made by, or with the previous sanction in writing of the district board; or        || 21 of 1860                                                                                      |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 15                                                                                               |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || (                                                                                                | b                                                                                 | ) made by office-bearer of a voluntary organization registered under the             || societies registration act, 1860                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || (                                                                                                | 2                                                                                 | ) no court inferior to that of a metropolitan magistrate or a judicial magistrate of || first class shall try any offence punishable under this act                                     |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || limitation of                                                                                    |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || prosecutions                                                                                    |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 23                                                                                              | no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this act unless the |                                                                                      || complaint thereof is made within  three months from the date on which the alleged commission     |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || of the offence came to the knowledge of the district or state board                             |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 20                                                                                               |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || certain                                                                                          |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || contracts and                                                                                    |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || agreements to                                                                                    |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || be void                                                                                         |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 24                                                                                              | any contract or agreement, whether made before or after the commencement of       |                                                                                      || this act, whereby a domestic worker relinquishes any right conferred by or any concession        |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || or privilege accruing to him or her under this act or any scheme, shall be void and of no effect |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || in so far as it purports to deprive him or her of such right or privilege or concession         |                                                                                   |                                                                                      || 25                                                                                               |                                                                                   |                                                                                      | chapter vii miscellaneous 25 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, provide adequate funds to the state government for effective implementation of the provisions of  this actcentral government to provide adequate funds3026 (1) the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anythinginconsistent therewith contained in any other law or in the terms of any agreement or contract of service, whether made before or after the commencement of this acteffect of laws and agreements inconsistent with the act35(2) nothing contained in this act shall be construed  as precluding any domesticworker of  from entering into an agreement with the employer as the case may be, for granting them rights or privileges in respect of any matter which are more favourable to them than those to which they would be entitled under this actprotection of action taken under act27 (1) no suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shal lie against any member ofthe district board or any non-governmental organization for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this act40(2) no suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the government for any damagecaused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this act45power to remove difficulties28 (1) if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this act, the centralgovernment, may by order published in the official gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of the period of twoyears from the date of commencement of this act(2) every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each house of parliament29 (1) the appropriate government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this actpower of the appropriate government to make rules5(2) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, suchrules may provided for all or any of the following matters, namely—(a) the form and manner of notification of the minimum rate of wages, overtimerate, maximum work hours, periods of work and rest, paid leave and maternity leave applicable to a domestic worker;10(b) criteria for determining the amount of compensation for any personal injurycaused to a domestic worker by accident arising out of and in course of his/her employment;(c) the form and manner in which wages shall be paid to the domestic worker; (d) establishment and regulation of workers' facilitation centres;15(e) the manner and form of an employment agreement and its verification at theworkers' facilitation centres;(f) the manner and form of registration of a placement agency including issuanceof registration certificates and renewal of registration;20(g) the powers which may be conferred on the district board, the disputeresolution council, and the inspector under the terms of this act;(h) the number of persons to be appointed on the district board, the term of theiroffice and other conditions of service, the appointment of the chairperson, the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions and the manner of filling of casual vacancies25(i) the notification of fines payable for offences and as penalties under the termsof this act(j) any matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed30 35(3) every rule made by the central government under this act shall be laid, as soon asmay be after it is made, before each house of parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule(4) every rule made by a state government or a union territory government shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before the state legislature[see section 5(1)] needs of domestic workers1 standard working class family should be taken to consist of three consumptionunits for one earner and the earnings of women, children and adolescents should be disregarded2 minimum food requirements based on an acceptable net minimum intake of caloriesfor urban and non-urban citizens, as the case may be3 clothing 4 housing 5 fuel and lighting 6 children's education 7 medical requirements 8 recreation including festivals and ceremonies 9 provisions for old age and marriage the second schedule[see section 9(b)] social security schemes for domestic workerssnoname of the scheme1 the rashtriya swasthya bima yojana the third schedule[see section 13] terms of an employment agreement1 the name and address of the employer, placement agency, if any, and domesticworker2 registration number of the domestic worker as mentioned on the registrationcertificate3 the address of the usual workplace or workplaces 4 the starting date and, where the contract is for a specified period of time, itsduration5 the type of work to be performed 6 the remuneration, method of payment and periodicity of payments 7 the normal hours of work 8 paid annual leave, and daily and weekly rest periods 9 the provision of food and accommodation, if applicable10 terms and conditions relating to the termination of employment, including anyperiod of notice by either the domestic worker or the employer statement  of  objects  and  reasonsa large number of domestic workers in india are uneducated, women and childrenthey are denied workers' compensation, weekly holidays, periods of rest, and minimum wages legislations and policies dealing with informal labour such as the workmen's compensation act 1926, the inter-state migrant workers act 1976, the payment of wages act 1936, the maternity benefit act 1961, the equal remuneration act 1976, the employee's state insurance act, and the unorganized workers' social security act 2008, have not been able to extend adequate protection to the domestic workersadditionally, domestic work contributes significantly to the economy and yet remains invisible and under reported demestic work is undervalued and many domestic workers are overworked, underpaid and insufficiently covered by social security measuresdomestic work warrants particular attention and hence calls for inclusion in existing laws as well as a specific legislation to enable domestic workers to fully enjoy their rights and protection under the law as labourersthe parliament's authority to enact a legislation for the domestic workers arises from india's obligation to implement article 7 of the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights (icescr), which india ratified in 1979, and which 'recognises the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work, including equal pay for equal work and periodic holidays' the union list empowers the centre to convert ratification of international treaties into a central legislationthe proposed bill seeks to guarantees certain rights to the domestic workers in accordance with international conventions on labour, which include:(a) right to earn and earn livelihood free from forced and compulsory labour (b) right to earn minimum wages (c) right to decent working and living conditions (d) right to address grievances in an appropriate manner (e) right to organize and bargain collectively (f) right to equal employment opportunities and remunerationthe bill also seeks to regulate domestic work performed in private households of employers, in the form of multiple work arrangements such as work type, hourly basis, part time work, full time work, and live-in work the bill also proposes to regulate all placement agencies to protect workers from exploitationthe bill further recognises that many minors or persons below eighteen years of age, are engaged in domestic work and seeks to protect them appropriately accordingly, the minimum working age for domestic workers to be eighteen years but allows minor domestic workers, who are above sixteen years of age but below eighteen years of age, to be engaged in domestic work on completion of compulsory elementary education as prescribed under the right of children to free and compulsory education act, 2009hence this billnew delhi;shashi tharoorjuly 5, 2016 financial  memorandumclause 16 of the bill provides that appropriate government shall constitute a district board for carrying out the purposes of this bill clause 25 provides that the central government shall provide adequate funds to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of this act the bill, therefore, if enacted would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india at this stage it is not possible to give an exact estimate of expenditure to be incurred however, it is estimated that recurring expenditure of about rupees one thousand crore would involve from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees  one hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclauses 29 of the bill empowers the appropriate government to make rules for carrying out the provisions of the bill as the rules will relate to matter of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of normal character———— a billto provide for the welfare, protection and security of domestic workers and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(dr shashi tharoor, mp)gmgipmrnd—1573ls(s3)—26072016