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ILO Convention turns 30: India's home-based workers still denied rights
Despite the International Labour Organization's Convention 177 being adopted 30 years ago to recognize equal rights for home-based workers, millions in India remain underpaid, lack social protection, and are nearly invisible to policymakers. Activists and experts say structural inequalities have deepened, especially for women who make up nearly 57% of the global 260 million home-based workers.