{"id":76215,"date":"2021-01-11T13:31:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T08:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=76215"},"modified":"2021-01-25T11:22:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T05:52:07","slug":"issues-in-wages-against-housework-and-alternatives-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/issues-in-wages-against-housework-and-alternatives-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues in wages Against Housework and Alternatives to it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Synopsis-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0It is important to recognise the value of unpaid domestic work. However, creating value isn\u2019t always about fair remuneration. A salary to women for domestic work will institutionalise the idea of men as \u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">providers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Introduction<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Recently<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Kamal Hasan\u2019s party,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Makkal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Needhi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Maiam<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, promised salaries to housewives as a part of its electoral campaign in Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shashi Tharoor\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">also said<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that monetising the services of women homemakers in society will enhance their power and autonomy\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and will<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0lead to a recognition of the value of unpaid work. He also emphasised on creating near-universal basic income.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Origin of demand for wages against housework-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"13\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">It was first raised at the<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0third National Women\u2019s Liberation conference in Manchester, England<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The International Wages for Housework Campaign (IWFHC) was formed by Selma James in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">1972.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"14\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In India, the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Housewives Association, in 2010,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0tried to seek recognition as a trade union. But it was rejected on the ground that housework is not a trade or an industry.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"15\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">To empower women financially and help them live with dignity,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">in 2012,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the government announced that it was considering mandating a salary for housework to wives, from husbands. But it never came to force.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Status of majority of women in their family-<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"16\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Household works require efforts and sacrifices throughout 24\/7, 365 days a year, still they face domestic violence and cruelty due to their economic dependence on others, mainly their husbands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"17\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">As per the data of the NSSO, only about a quarter of men and boys above six years engaged in unpaid household chores<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0compared to over four-fifths of women.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"18\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Every day, an average Indian male spends 1.5 hours per day in unpaid domestic work, compared to about five hours by a female.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Consequences of the paid domestic work<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recognising the value of unpaid domestic work is not always about fair remuneration. It may not lead to all positives;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"19\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Men paying for wives\u2019 domestic work could further\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">enhance their sense of entitlement.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0It may also put an additional onus on women to perform.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"20\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ethically, buying domestic labour from wife will\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">formalize the patriarchal Indian family<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0where the position of\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">men stems from their being \u201cproviders\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">in the relationship.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"21\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moreover,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">legal recognition does not always mean protection<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. For instance, despite legal recognition of equal inheritance rights, the majority of women are not receiving that.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are the alternatives to wages for housework?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"22\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">First-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Dowry can be converted to the policy as it shows some gains received by daughters from the parental property (equal inheritance rights). It would be more effective than salary for household work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"23\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Second<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Rather than creating a new provision of salary for housework, we need to strengthen awareness, implementation, and utilization of other existing provisions like;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Right to reside in the marital home,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Streedhan\u00a0and\u00a0haq\u00a0mehr,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inheritance rights as daughters\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Free legal aid and maintenance in instances of violence and divorce<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"24\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Third- Women should be encouraged to reach their potential through quality education, access and opportunities of work, gender-sensitive and harassment-free workplaces.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"25\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fourth<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Husbands should support wives in their daily housework and should not burden their wives for the work which they can do by themselves.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fifth<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 We should raise our boys to be brothers, sons, husbands, and fathers who would respect the women and will fight for their rights.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Way Forward<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Just as we do not want women to commodify their reproductive services and we banned commercial surrogacy in the country. On similar lines, we should not allow the commodification of housework and personal care.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Once the above-given conditions are assured to the women,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">they will<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> be able to exercise freedom for themselves and will be able to decide whether to work inside or outside of the home.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis-\u00a0It is important to recognise the value of unpaid domestic work. However, creating value isn\u2019t always about fair remuneration. A salary to women for domestic work will institutionalise the idea of men as \u2018providers.\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction\u2013 Recently, Kamal Hasan\u2019s party,\u00a0Makkal\u00a0Needhi\u00a0Maiam, promised salaries to housewives as a part of its electoral campaign in Tamil Nadu. Shashi Tharoor\u00a0also&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/issues-in-wages-against-housework-and-alternatives-to-it\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Issues in wages Against Housework and Alternatives to it<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":76219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,1351,1310,9],"tags":[1303,1396,1570],"class_list":["post-76215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-daily-news","category-daily-news-updates","category-public","tag-eco_8","tag-soc_5","tag-wages_for_housework","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Issues-in-wages-against-housework-and-alternatives-to-it.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","views":{"total":116,"cached_at":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}