New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central government to introduce a law for the protection of domestic workers and housemaids.

A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan instructed the Ministry of Labour and Employment, along with other Union ministries, to constitute a committee of experts who would make recommendations to establish a legal framework for the protection and regulation of domestic workers' rights.

"As regard to the larger issue of the protection of rights of domestic workers, we direct the Ministry of Labour and Employment in tandem with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, and the Ministry of Law and Justice, to jointly constitu...