Proposal in India could grant salaries for housework 

The World

Cleaning, cooking, taking care of children — this is work typically done in the home, often totally unpaid, and overwhelmingly, around the world, done by women. But a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is putting forward a bold proposal that could change that. Host Marco Werman speaks to Prabha Kotiswaran, a professor of law and justice at King’s College London.

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