Domestic workers form a significant part of India's informal workforce. However, in the absence of a concrete legal mechanism of grievance redressal, they are becoming increasingly vulnerable to maltreatment. Although, a National Policy on Domestic Workers is currently awaiting the approval of the cabinet, domestic workers have largely been excluded from the ambit of labour legislations in India. In this context, this issue of the Law & Policy Brief identifies the existing challenges in upholding the rights of domestic workers.