National conference on unorganised labour held in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Working Peoples’ Charter (WPC) network, a coalition of unorganised worker organisations working on issues related to informal labour, organised a national conference at the Montfort Social Institute here on Sunday. The conference saw participation of more than 150 informal labour activists from over 23 States and deliberated on the needed strategy to build […]

Hyderabad: The Working Peoples’ Charter (WPC) network, a coalition of unorganised worker organisations working on issues related to informal labour, organised a national conference at the Montfort Social Institute here on Sunday.

The conference saw participation of more than 150 informal labour activists from over 23 States and deliberated on the needed strategy to build a national movement for unorganised workers. Over the course of two days, delegations identified seven key areas of intervention, which include extending benefits through the e-Shram portal which are at par with benefits accruing to formal workers, implementing a universal social protection floor, extending Employees’ State Insurance Scheme without exclusionary standards, revising housing policies to accommodate the basic need for affordable and dignified workers’ housing, to strengthen and restore democratic processes on labour law reforms and labour administration.

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“After the Covid-19 hit, this is perhaps the largest congregation of informal workers’ organisations in India. We have received solidarity from Kashmir to Assam, from Gujarat to Tamil Nadu. The WPC will soon take flight towards becoming a national platform to strengthen the interests,” said Varghese Thecknath of the Montfort Social Institute.

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