A few days after the national lockdown, Neelima, a domestic worker, was told by one of the families who employ her that they would pay her only for the number of days she worked. She cooks for three other families who assured her that they would pay full salary. But she hasn’t been able to go and collect it due to the lockdown. Neelima is relying on savings from her previous month’s salary to see her through. Under normal circumstances, she earns Rs 15,000 a month.
Domestic workers have been hard hit by the lockdown. . .