This was the result of the spirit of mutualism where individual risks were taken care of by collective contributions state. There must also be appropriate policies and procedures designed to meet the local needs for covering all aspects of absenteeism. Unorganised worker means a selfemployed worker or a wage worker in the unorganised sector and includes wage workers in the organised sector without any social security cover. The act mandates registration of unorganized workers. An act of 33 of the year 2008 was enacted by the parliament of india with the short title as the unorganised sector workers social security act, 2008. As per provisions of the unorganised workers social security act, 2008, every unorganised worker shall be eligible for registration subject to the fulfilment of the two conditions. However, three years since then, the central government has not formulated and. Research scholar, himachal pradesh university, shimla 2 srinivasan. Unorganised workers social security act 2008 author.
The major variance between the two acts that can be mentioned at the outset is that the mp act stresses upon a welfare board for the unorganised workers and whereas t he central act is focused upon developing a means to. Social security schemes for unorganised sector ias. Pdf one of the prominent feature of indian labour market is the. Legal protection and social security in unorganized. National campaign committee for unorganized sector workers draft bill2005 1 unorganised sector workers rights, regulation of employment, conditions of work, social security and welfare bill 2005 4th draft, 5th may 2005 submitted to the petition committees of parliament national campaign committee for unorganized sector workers. Social security is an important component of any social security development agenda and is as relevant as physical security in the evolving concept of human security1. The unorganised sector workers social security act, 2008. Pdf social security for unorganised workers in india.
Facilitating the domestic workers to register as unorganised workers under the unorganised workers social security act, 2008. The language of the paper has been kept very simple and. The act is an outcome of the first report submitted by the. Critical analysis of unorganised sectors social security. To extend social security schemes to registered workers. Abstract this paper has been written on a very new and immerging issue of domestic workers and their exploitation in india. It replaces eight laws related to social security, including the employees provident fund act, 1952, the maternity benefit act, 1961, and the unorganised workers social security act, 2008. Critical analysis of unorganised sectors social security act, 2008. Unorganised workers social security act, 2008 bare acts. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftyninth year of the republic of india as follows.
Highlights of the bill the unorganised sector workers social security bill, 2007 provides for an enabling framework for welfare schemes targeting unorganised sector workers. Pdf a study on statutory social security benefits of. The unorganised workers social security act, 2008 was enacted for the social security and welfare of unorganised workers and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Scope of the study the present study is an attempt to make an enquiry into the various facets of employee welfare and social security measures in unorganized workers nagapattinam district, tamilnadu. Unorganised workers social security act 2008 is an act of the parliament of india enacted to provide for the social security and welfare of the unorganised. It will provide with a legislative backing social security to a vast army of workers in the unorganised sector. Action plan for registration of unorganized workers. Unorganized sector workers social security act 2008 and. It is an important form of social protection that is required to certain class of people in the society all along their life. A critical study on social security and working of the.
Critical analysis of promises under unorganised sectors. Social security measures for workers of unorganised sector in kerala diti oswami 12 artisans, clerks, advocates and so on along with the political acceptance table 1. The term unorganized worker is defined in india under section 2m of the unorganized workers social security act, 2008 an unorganised worker is a homebased worker or a selfemployed worker or a wage worker in the unorganized sector and includes a worker in the organized sector who is not covered by any of the acts pertaining to welfare schemes as mentioned in scheduleii of. Pdf a study on statutory social security benefits of unorganized. Unorganised workers social security act, 2008 india code. State social security board for unorganised workers. Unorganized sector workers social security act 2008 and the mp a sangathiti kamgar kalyan yojna differences mentioned in red.
The unorganised workerss social security act, 2008. Domestic workers, minimum wages, domestic workers protection act, exploitation of domestic workers, care economy, unorganised sector. Only contains available social security schemes in the country. Unorganized sector workers welfare board department of. This piece is a sequel to the commentary on the unorganized labour bill that appeared in the april 2006 and july 2007 issues of liberation. S, unorganised workers social security act, 2008a critique, labour law journal. Following are features of the unorganized workers social s ecurity act, 2008. Unorganized sector workers social security act, 2008 primary aim is providing social security and welfare of unorganized sector workers the state government may formulate suitable welfare schemes including provident fund employment injury benefit housing educational schemes for children it may be wholly funded either by central government or. Unorganised workers social security act 2008 a beginning for bigger struggles. Social security for unorganised workers recommendations of. Satyam mishra 2017 social security for unorganised workers in india, journal of social sciences, 53. A critical study on social security and working of the unorganised workers social security act 2008. Rules regulations notifications orders circulars statutory ordinance statutes. In exercise of the powers conferred under section 3 4 of the unorganized workers social security act, 2008 central act no.
It seeks to cement our societyrich and poor, manual workers and brain workers into a voluntary brotherhood of free men. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires. The act provides for formulation of social security schemes for social security and welfare of workers in unorganized sector. The central government may formulate welfare schemes for different sections of unorganised sector workers regarding life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection, and any other benefit. An act to provide for the social security and welfare of unorganized workers and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This will help domestic workers to access and obtain social security benefits like life and disability cover, health and. Even though all government and non government reports and documents show concern for the 93% workers of unorganized sector, it has not been translated into any action this far. Nagapattinam district with special reference to unorganised workers social security act, 2008. This central government act is provided with the purpose and object of providing social security and welfare of the unorganized workers. Definition of unorganised sector and unorganised workers under the unorganised workers social security act, 2008.
A critique of the unorganized workers social security act. Unorganised workers social security act 2008 wikipedia. Section 2 provides for the definitions, including those relating to unorganized worker, selfemployed. Unorganised workers social security act 2008 national. Though social security laws such as the esi act, epf act, payment of gratuity act etc.
Social security measures for workers of unorganised sector. The rulings have neither been framed by the centre nor at several state level. No rights can be of any use for an unorganised sector worker, unless his livelihood. A study on statutory social security benefits of unorganized workers in india with special reference to unorganized workers social security act 2008 conference paper pdf available march. Social security act social security may be defined as any programme of social protection established. Users can find details of objectives of the act, social security benefits, funding etc. Social security of the unorganized workers with special reference to the unorganized workers social security act 2008 10 pages posted. Acts ambit focus poverty line work to leave out a larg vulnerable workfor. Suggested amendments to the unorganised workers social security act, 2008 proposed amendment section 3. Social security refers to measures to ensure access to health care and provision of income security to workers. Suggested amendments to the unorganised workers social. I further declare that i fall in the definition of unorganized worker as spelt out under sub section m section 2 of of unorganized workers social security act 2008. Under sub section 1 of section 4 of the west bengal unorganized sector workers welfare act, 2007 a board in the name of the west bengal unorganised sector workers welfare board the board was constituted in the year 2008 for the purpose of administering the fund created under the act and also for implementing the schemes introduced.
The unorganised workers social security act 2008 defines unorganised sector and unorganised workers as unorganised sector means an enterprise owned by individuals or selfemployed workers and engaged in production or sale of goods or providing service of any kind whatsoever, and where the enterprise employs workers, the number of. The word social security itself is not defined anywhere in the act. There is general dissatisfaction bordering on serious discontent among the vast masses of unorganised labour about the contents of the recently enacted the unorganised sector workers act, 2008act 33 of 2008 as also the manner in which the law had been passed in parliament. A critique of indias unorganised workers social security. The unorganised workers social security act, 2008act 33 of 2008 a critique. Sonia to pm in a letter sent to the pm on tuesday, gandhi suggested that the large unspent part of the. An act to provide for the social security and welfare of unorganised workers and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The collective efforts of unions, cooperatives, ngos and most of all, the unorganized workers themselves, backed by the work of nceus and the recommendations of nac1, resulted in parliament passing the unorganized workers social security act uwssa, 2008. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftyninth year of the republic of india as. It has been prepared by v shankar with inputs from b sivaraman. Unorganised workers social security act 2008 jstor. This will help domestic workers to access and obtain social security benefits like life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, as well as old age protection. The unorganised workers social security act, 2008 no.
The unorganised sector workers social security bill, 2007. The observations reflect that the condition of workers in unorganised sector has been on the decline and the efforts done by the respective governments to change the scenario. Social security for unorganized sector workers and related. I hereby declare that the information given here above is true and nothing has been concealed thereof. Further, the paper examines the key initiatives of the government of india, especially, the unorganised workers social security act, 2008. The act reads as unorganized workers social security act, the name itself is a misnomer because the act does not provide any social security except mere registration to any section of worker. A critique of the unorganized workers social security act, economic and political weekly, 4411. Schedule ii of the unorganized workers social security act 2008. For the unorganized and selfemployed women workers, certain schemes like the unorganized sector workers social security act, 2008, etc. Social security of the unorganized workers with special.