The unorganised workers are that vast majority of employed, employable unemployed and self employed work force of 423 million which encompass contract labour, casuals, temporaries, home workers, domestic workers, time rated or piece rated, casuals, part time workers, own account workers, agriculture workers, share-croppers, marginal farmers, contractual workers and include women, child labour and old aged workers. Their wages and earnings are generally at subsistence level. They do not get protection of labour laws due to ignorance and very loose enforcement. The unorganised workers are generally denied social security, welfare and health cover. They are not organised in any form of trade unions or associations and generally face inhuman or hostile social environment. Read More.

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National Convention on Social Security for Unorganised Workers, January 8-10, Patna
The three-day national convention on social security for unorganised workers came to an end on January 10, 2010 with a rally and public meeting on the final day at Patna. The public meeting was attended by over 500 people. The national convention also adopted Patna Declaration on Social Security for unorganised workers. Participants included unorganised workers, workers’ organisations and civil society organisations.Earlier, the programme was inaugurated by Awadhesh Narayan Singh, Labour Minister of Bihar on January 8, 2010. ..Read More.
 
SSN Memorandum Demands Amendment to Social Security Act
The Working Group Members of Social Security Now – a national campaign for comprehensive social security for unorganised and informal workers in India – met Honourable Labour Minister Mr. Harish Rawat on July 29, 2009 and submitted a memorandum demanding amendments to the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008. The memorandum called the immediate attention of the UPA government into the glaring gaps and contradictions in the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008...Read More
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State-level Regional Consultative Meeting – May 9, 2009 at Patna
   
Memorandum to leaders of various political parties on the eve of General Election – 2009
   
"Yeh Kaise Azadi Hai" Music Video Release – October 21, 2008 at Mumbai
   
 
   
 

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