Nisha Varia

Nisha Varia is a senior researcher in Human Rights Watch (USA). Before joining HRW she worked at the International Center for Research on Women and was a Fulbright scholar to India. She has a masters degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs

A victory against modern day slavery

The ILO Domestic Workers Convention was unthinkable just a few years ago. It represents the culmination of years of effort by domestic workers, advocates, and officials to shine a spotlight on a long-ignored but significant sector of the workforce, says Nisha Varia

By Nisha Varia

/ 1 Dec 2012