A large number of domestic workers are increasing in urban, semi urban and metropolitan cities in India due to unequal distribution of the national dividend among the people in the country. Domestic work has accepted as an important service of the livelihood in India. There has been reduction in agriculture production, declining employment opportunities on account of use of technology and machinery in the rural area women workers are migrating from rural area to the so called cities for employment. Therefore, the number of domestic workers has been increasing in the urban area in the informal sector. However, domestic workers are unorganised, low paid, unrecognised, lack of safety measures, lack of domestic trade association, huge exploitation and less state interferences multifaceted problems are facing in the country. Hence, the present paper aimed to examine the socio-economic condition of the domestic workers at the micro level in Haveri city of Karnataka state. The paper used both primary and secondary data; primary data collected through the interview scheduled 300 respondents selected from the study area. It also used the sample random sampling method.

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Keywords: Domestic Workers, Informal Sector, Unskilled, Low Paid, Indian Social Problem.