In November 2016, when the Martha Farrell Foundation (MFF), a non-profit, began working with domestic workers in Delhi and Gurugram to address sexual harassment, they found the women reluctant to speak about their experiences. It was only after building trust that they began to talk. The breaking point came in 2018 when the women told MFF activists that a 17-year-old girl in Gurugram had committed suicide because her employer had sexually abused her.
Most domestic workers are the only earning members of their family. Losing an income is not an option. Since they are migrants in a. . .