Established in 2002, the Bangalore-based KDWM works for domestic workers in Karnataka. Over 600,000 are currently members of the movement.

The KDWM relies on the Karuna Domestic Workers Welfare Trust to develop its activities: awareness-raising and training on the rights of domestic workers; preventive actions with parents who want to put their child(ren) to work; management of a shelter for young domestic workers in a very vulnerable situation.