Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic to the Domestic Workers of Kathmandu

Abstract

The study was carried out in domestic workers to determine the prevalence of intestinal viral infection. Workers were selected from Kathmandu district especially Kathmandu Metropolitan. Total sampling of samples is sixty six, except pretest ten samples. Out of total of sample population 19 to 39 (21 % to 29%) age group had been found. The study also found 1 respondents’ is 13 year and 2 respondents are 70 year old, both of them out of legal provision. The study found that most Hinduism 76 % among them total population of study. Other side 95% workers are female respondents of study. There is 60 % DWs is other caste as kshatri, bahun, jaisi, dasnami. The study found that the most important thing is dalit 11 % also DWs. The 70% workers are married. The largest numbers children more than 5 child respondents are very low 2% and none of child has 29 %. Domestic worker immigrated population out of urban areas as like 95 % population is migration. Most of workers 52% respondents are no formal education got. Large number 74 % of workers did not joined in union and 24% workers only join in Trade union. Less than, them have allowed to attain organizational activities as meeting involve. The 89 % workers are liveout among them 98 % were living in rent house. The highest number 53

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workers worked one household and only seven house hold working number is 2 % before COVID-19. There is 85 % did not have written contract with owner of the worker. The COVID-19 controlling policies information is better than other information as lockdown known 100 % of respondents. Most of 43 % DWs are working in house cleaning. The 87 % respondents have got information of COVID-19 relief program out of it 94 % known food relief vii package. During the pandemic 30 % respondents had got skills’ training that was conducted for affected workers the 70 % workers did not get any kinds of training. There is 59 % workers get relief through Trade Union (HUN) and the 33 % received of relief from the friends and relatives. The regular information had been taken workers 97 % among them the 94 % friends and the 92% from employer. The 83 % workers did not receive any kinds of compensation; even though 17 % workers got some compensation during the COVID-19. Before of the pandemic one worker income earned rs55000 before pandemic with highly satisfactory. The ten thousand and one to fifteen thousand earned 42 % workers in a month. The second highest five thousand one to ten thousand earned 29 % workers in a month. After COVID-19 most of workers lost their job as 41% workers earn five thousands to ten thousands. There is more than 50 % workers had been decreased their income in the COVID-19 pandemic. The workers had been lost their all jobs 67% in pandemic. The workers did not lost some job 23% among them 54 % workers increased their workload during the pandemic. The 85 % workers told they resumed job after lockdown but the 15 % workers still jobless. The 47 % workers deprived holidays during pandemic but 53 % workers did not get any kinds of holidays. The workers are getting enough necessary protective measures 30% only and 15 % had got but not enough and 55% workers did not get any kinds of safety measures in pandemic. The 14 % workers have their health insurance; 86 % among them 56 % workers had paid premium themselves and 44 % workers premium had paid by their employer and other workers no health insurance. The illness expenditure of respondents 87 % paid themselves. In the pandemic 14% workers did not get any kinds of reproductive health. The 4 % and 4% workers feel physical and psychological violence or harassment during the pandemic. viii The workers are main breadwinner 41 % in their family and remaining 59 % workers are not main income earner in the family or their income is supplementary only. The COVID-19 pandemic impact affected 65 % workers family member they loss all of jobs and the 15 % workers family member still working. The 82 % workers told that their family expenditure increased in pandemic and the 20 % workers told more impact is burden of family as child, elders disable shown percentages among the 59 % expenditure increase in internet or telephone. The COVID-19 contracting secure feeling, the 70 % workers told they felt fair and the 15 % feel uncertain. Pandemic workers mental health and feel of anxious ranking the 61 % workers feel lack of savings, the 58% workers feel work uncertain and the 47 % feel transportation difficulties. There is most measurable and sensitive things about knowledge level it called L-Kurds scale methods of test. The very high knowledge level is 30 % of workers. The high level is 33, medium level is 26 %, low level is 8% and very low level is 3 % out of total sample.