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Women domestic workers are the most neglected group in the unorganised sector of India. They come under informal and unskilled job without any constitutional protection and guarantees. Domestic workers are vulnerable in terms of human rights, particularly their living conditions and working conditions are miserable. They are often paid very little despite working for long hours. Women in domestic sector struggle with the harsh realities of discrimination, exploitation and violence at work place. They are exploited, irrespective of sex, women suffer more by the fact of their gender. Women in domestic work are overrepresented, their work is invisible, unrecognized and unremunerated. It has been observed that a significant percentage women domestic workers are from lower caste and lower class women. Ignorance, tradition bound attitudes, illiteracy, lack of skills, heavy physical work of different types, long hours of work with limited payment, discrimination in wage, lack of guarantee of minimum wage, lack of job security, ill-treatment etc. are the characteristics of women domestic workers. This paper highlights the challenges and issues associated with women domestic workers in India.