Unorganised Sector Workers

We are hosting a temporary page on behalf of the National Campaign Committee for Unorganised Sector Workers (NCC-USW), which has been demanding the immediate adoption of comprehensive legislation for unorganised sector workers.

More information is available from the website of the Union Ministry of Labour.

• Circular (17 June 2005)
• Circular (4 August 2005)
• Memorandum to Members of Parliament (25 August 2005)
• Letter to Secretary, Ministry of Labour (23 November 2005)
• Circular for National Seminar on Unorganised Sector Workers (31 October 2005)
• Circular for Mass Dharna (24 November 2005)
• Memorandum submitted to Mr. Chandrashekhar Rao, Union Minister for Labour (19 December 2005)
• Critique of National Advisory Council Bill on Unorganised Sector Workers

Draft bills discussed at a meeting of the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector along with members of the Advisory Board (New Delhi, 18.08.2005):

• Non-Agricultural Unorganised Sector Workers Social Security Bill, 2005
• Non-Agricultural Unorganised Sector Workers (Conditions of Work and Livelihood Promotion) Bill, 2005
• Agricultural Workers (Social Security and Conditions of Work) Bill, 2005

Documents relating to the rally on 5th May:

• Petition to the Petition Committee of the Lok Sabha
• Circular regarding the rally of 5th May, 2005
• Invitation to join the Reception Committee to support the mass rally to Parliament
• Estimated budget for 5th May rally
• List of participating organizations (Excel file)

Other documents:

• Recommendations of Technical Group on Umbrella Legislation for Unorganised Sector from the proceedings of a National Seminar on Unorganised Sector Labour: Social Protection, Skill Development and Legislative Intervention (7 November 2002)
• Agricultural Workers Bill 2005
• The Unorganized Sector Workers Draft Bill 2005 (version 1)
• The Unorganized Sector Workers Draft Bill 2005 (version 2)
• The Unorganized Sector Workers Draft Bill 2005 (version 3)
• Critique of the Unorganized Sector Workers Bill 2005

Last updated: 21 May 2006