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The search for the face behind 'invisible' work
Updated On: 23 July, 2010 07:32 AM IST | | Aviva Dharmaraj
An ongoing photography contest being organised by the ILO attempts to make employers recognise domestic work as 'real' work. participants stand to win cash prizes of up to Rs 15,000 as well as the opportunity to exhibit their work
An ongoing photography contest being organised by theu00a0ILO attempts to make employers recognise domestic work as 'real' work. participants stand to win cash prizes of up to Rs 15,000 as well as the opportunity to exhibit their work
"Ninety per cent of domestic workers are women, and women's work is per se invisible, undervalued and unaccounted for," says the project manager for the 'Your Work Is Important' photography contest.
The ongoing contest, organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO), is open to every adult resident of India, and calls for entries that capture the dignity of work of domestic workers.
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