by IJLMH | May 15, 2020
Communitarianism is one of the latest prominent theories of justice, challenging the regime and notability of liberalism as the frontrunner. Much has been written about the theoretical aspects of neo-communitarianism, a corrected version of its antecedent as it gained popularity in the last decade of the 20th century. This article discusses the relevance of a conversation on the practical aspects of the theory in modern times and how it has gained apropos in culture and polity today.
by IJLMH | May 15, 2020
A physiotherapist in India became a victim of a brutal gang rape on December 12, 2012. When the victim was surrendering to her injuries, the incident became the highlight for the promotion of “Sexual Violence Against Women.” India is considered as the “Rape Capital” of the world but it is strange how statistics show that the number of reported rapes in the United States is thirteen times higher than what is reported in India especially if we compare the size of the population of both the countries. We will just not talk about rapes, but studies have concluded that in India women suffer to gain social equality, they are paid less at the workplace in comparison to their male colleagues, they suffer physical and domestic violence and are exposed to mental, social and economic violence.
Often Rape survivors are excommunicated from the societies and their families refuse to accept them to avoid shame and disregard of the society. Victims are also considered tainted and sully which leaves them unsettled and unmarried for their entire life. Victims also tend to incur heavy financial bills for their treatments after the assault. Various discriminations, domestic violence, mental harassment, limited education opportunities, and low political representation has made women vulnerable in India.
Keywords: Violence, Harassment, Discrimination, Assault, Patriarchy, Prejudice, Victim, Survivor, Equality, Punishment.
by IJLMH | May 15, 2020
According to World Health Organization, Female Genital Mutilation means a situation where total or partial removal of female external genitalia is done. This removal does not have any scientific reason or any medical justifications. Removal of a healthy organ from the body without any medical reason that too without the consent of the victim is an extreme violation of Human Rights guaranteed to us. The act causes hurt or grievous hurt to the victim depending upon the intensity. No tradition which is harmful, abhorrent and brutal should be carried out. The act not only leaves a physical scar, but the pain and trauma the girl is gone through leaves a permanent mental scar on them. The act reflects the deep-rooted inequality between the sexes. The practise violates a person’s right to health and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruel act and sometimes right to life when the result of procedure causes death.
by IJLMH | May 15, 2020
Women in India have made a lot of progress in almost all sectors of economy. They have created a niche in art, science, business or corporate world. But, it is heart wrenching to see that, they are still wrapped in the stereotypes prevailing in the society. Sometimes, these stereotypes and discrimination against women lead to major health issues which are either less known about or not acted upon. India still bears the pain to see the various practices like hysterectomy or female genital mutilation (FGM) being still practiced in the nation. India is currently under the impact of a contagious virus, COVID-19. The public and the authorities have acted upon eliminating the virus and treating the patients with utmost urgency because there is a fear of losing lives on a large scale as the virus is contagious. But, sadly when it comes to addressing the health issues associated with practices like prostitution or child pornography, the authorities even after making laws against it lack implementation. A large number of women in India have either lost their lives or the quality of their lives due to major health issues with are a result of these practices. Sometimes, the suffering is due to work or religion and at other times, due to the taboos existing in the society or the wrecked mentality of people. This article aims at highlighting these issues and the loopholes in law and implementation in order to protect the health of women who become a victim of such practices. The article also aims at conveying that though these health issues are not contagious, but are still affecting lives of thousands of people and require urgent attention.
by IJLMH | May 15, 2020
Amongst all categories of the informal division, the stability and protection of indigenous workers form one of the most consequential provocations to labor laws. The implicit oppressiveness involved in the profession, along with the atypical variety of the work of domestic workers, makes them more vulnerable than other workers in the economy.
The complexities are correlated with the work being delivered within the household, originally for non-commercial intentions. The workspace is a private space, makes administration and implementation very finicky.
Domestic workers come from unprotected communities and underprivileged areas. The preponderance is poor, uneducated, untrained and does not recognize the metropolitan labor market. Their work is underrated, underpaid and inadequately monitored. Deficiency of decent wages, working conditions and defined work hours, brutality, exploitation, sexual harassment at workplace, deception at the hands of traffickers/employment agencies, driven migration, lack of welfare stratagems and lack of skill advancement avenues resulting in stagnation are some of the major issues that they face.
The lack of practical regulation and the notably relaxed nature of the services furnished by indigenous workers without any fundamental protection. In the event of any industrial uncertainty, they are willed at the commiseration of their employers. It is, therefore, quintessential to manifest a system of convivial security that can furnish sufficient protection to indigenous workers, with insignificant state involvement in the operations of the family.
This paper endeavors to provide ideas for such a scheme, which is revised to the eccentric aspects of domestic workers in India. It recognizes that widespread and remote schemes of the social security model insinuated are a decentralized model where social protection is blended with other important solicitudes such as merest wages, skill advancement, and heightening awareness and bargaining vigor of domestic workers. These suggestions have transpired after undertaking a study of subsisting judicial provisions for domestic workers in India and the most beneficial methods from numerous domains that have seen relative victories in rendering social security to indigenous workers.
Keywords: Domestic workers, social security, abuse of worker, stability of indigenous workers.
by IJLMH | May 15, 2020
Child trafficking a modern day slavery which is the hazardous offence all over the world. This is expanding like a poison in the air. According to law, a human who is under the age of eighteen years include in word child and when any injustice or manipulation is done with them is called child trafficking. Every year crore of human get traded and trafficked against themselves and forced to do slavery, child labour, organ trade and domestic services.
The biggest role of some family is that they insist their child to do work due to poverty and they are promised for daily wages to support their family, but in reality they are bought in slavery , trade and trafficking.
These crimes are hushed crimes without any single traces such activities cannot be prevented. Child trafficking is due to poverty, illiteracy of parents and due to family conditions in which parents insist their child to go for work and this is a breach of basic human rights.
This paper contains how to prevent child trafficking and what are the steps should be taken to prevent it. By preventing trafficking the child will get their rights and get proper education which leads the world towards development and helps to grow the child.
Keywords: Rights, Slavery, Trafficking, Protection and Trade etc.