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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training and research and seeks to buy approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs land betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas. Please contact: contac...@sangath.com or yvo...@sangath.com or ph+91-9881499458 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1st August ,2009 PRESS RELEASE Bailancho Saad demands that the Goa Assembly pass a legislation in the current Assembly session, extending the Maharashtra legislation for benefit of domestic workers to the state of Goa. While taking stock of the recent incident of torture and of the several cases of exploitation and oppression of domestic workers especially minors,Saad activists opined that time and again the organisation has been demanding a legislation for benefit of Domestic Workers to prevent their exploitation and oppression, but till date no action has been taken. Compulsory registration, prescribed wages, leave and entitlements, safe working conditions has to be ensured by a legislation with punitive provisions for violators.The members of the legislative Assembly should not stop by raising the issue but demonstrate their concern in action by passing the legislation for immediate relief to domestic workers.A comprehensive legislation can be made later after consultations with all stake holders. The unsatisfactory implementation of the Goa Children's Act, which expressly prohibits child labour also came up for discussion. Bailancho Saad will press for the demands. A meeting has been scheduled of organisations and individuals working on the issues of child labour, domestic workers, women and children to identify the obstacles and press for the demands. Bailancho Saad demanded that the accused who are absconding be arrested immediately. Sabina Martins for Bailancho Saad