Labor Welfare Schemes For Unorganized Workers

Unorganized workers form nearly 80% of the working population in developing countries. This proportion is still increasing because there is decreasing trend in employment opportunities in organized sector. It may increase in future years depending on the policies of the Governments. But Governments are just busy in implementing labor reform measures and new technologies in industrial sector only which is in favor of increasing the productivity of capital instead of laborers. This is directly affecting the employments. Government is encouraging establishing large scale industries but the companies which are interested in this thinking is about how to increase production and quality

of labor rather than creation of employment. Thus we can say that today labor related all laws and policies are not much effective as they were before.

 

It is the problem of organized sector. But if we consider the status of large number of workers who are working in small scale production units, construction units, and working as self entrepreneurs like artisans tailors and other skilled laborers there is no particular social welfare facilities covered in these sector.

 

Most of the large scale production units are factories so workers are covered by social security measures. But large number of people works in small scale units or skilled workers who are working for daily wages still don’t have any social assistance schems for the security of their lives and dependent families. While comparing to the organized sectors their skills, efficiency made significance growth in a globalizing economy. This is not visible but hidden truth. During the last few years Central government and some State Governments have recognized the need of extending the social welfare facilities to the unorganized sector also. Since last 10 years Government of India is trying to formulate bill to bring the unorganized sectors under social security act.  But If these programmes have only goal like eradication

of poverty like other anti poverty programmes, it may be ineffective due to lack  of initiative and resources.

 

For example, some State Governments of India introduced some labor welfare facilities for the workers of unorganized sector especially building workers and the workers of other constructions with the help of labor ministry. This scheme is very good in the sense it satisfy nearly 60% of the goal of social welfare measures. The flow of finance to meet the expenses is autonomous. Because 1 % of total project cost should be deposited to State Labor Welfare Board which is formed in state level. Problem here is how effectively this scheme will be implemented by the labor ministry to give social justice to all the skilled and unskilled workers working in construction field.

 

Recent trend shows that some skilled workers associations are formed in order to put the pressure on Government for extending the benefits of labor welfare schemes to the unorganized sector but these associations are still not successful in achievement of this goal. In organized sector the labor units use different ways to fulfill their demands and political parties are giving quick response in favor of these units for the gain of political advantage. Likewise the different sections among organized workers, with the support from the government, non-government organizations and political parties could get organized in order to enough learn and adapt the tools used by the organized workers to improve their conditions. There are those with a strong and growing demand for their services should develop mechanisms like collective bargaining for the fulfillment of their demands.



Article Written By anchanvinay5

anchanvinay5 is a blogger at Expertscolumn.com

Last updated on 22-05-2016 4K 0

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