Domestic workers play goodwill match
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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 4
It was a special day for over 500 domestic workers from across
Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali, who assembled on the grounds of St
John's School in Sector 26 yesterday to exchange notes and share joys
and sorrows.

The event was unique as it brought together so many male domestics
from the region, who have never had a chance to know each other. They
had all the chance in the world to enjoy themselves over a special
goodwill football match organised under the aegis of the National
Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM), with which all these domestic
workers are registered. Partnering the NDWM in the cause was the
Chhota Nagpur Adivasi Sangathan, which is engaged in extending
support to the domestic workers who end up being targeted by
traffickers.

On the field, the boys played exceptionally well, driven as they were
by the urge to win. They were divided into 14 teams which were then
made to play in pairs. Finally, the victory belonged to everyone
though the winning team was crowned and even rewarded financially.

As for the organisers, they saw in the goodwill match an opportunity
to being the domestic workers together as a group and
institutionalise them so that all future battles can be fought on a
united front.