Abstract: This paper endeavors to critically evaluate the legal provisions which available to protect the interest of the Domestic Workers in Sri Lanka in the light of international instruments and it attempts to reaffirm the inadequacy of the existing legal system for domestic workers. It investigates whether and in to what extent the existing legal provisions are able to protect the interest of the Domestic Workers and in which areas in the Sri Lankan legal framework needs to be reformed in order to bring Sri Lankan law in line with the international legal standards and in to what extent. Also, this study attempts to identify the new areas to develop an effective legal regime for the domestic workers to avoid the existing barriers and match with the international standards.