One of the perks of living in Pakistan is often cited to be the cheap labour people can hire for domestic work. Families living in urban centres tend to hire domestic workers for household chores like cooking, cleaning, ironing, childcare and eldercare.
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there are roughly 8.5 million domestic workers in Pakistan. While our wellbeing heavily rests on the labour of domestic workers, we are unwilling to give fair value for their work.
Domestic work is severely undervalued in Pakistan, with most workers being paid below the minimum wage. This entire sector is largely informal, with workers working under verbal agreements with........