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THE RIGHT TO WORK There is a growing interest in the "right to work" among individuals
and organisations involved in the right to food campaign. One specific
concern is the need for a national "Employment Guarantee Act"
(EGA). This new section of the website focuses mainly on this issue. It
presents briefing notes on the case for an employment guarantee, draft
EGAs for specific states, etc. We hope to add material on other aspects
of the right to work (e.g. minimum wages, the rights of self-employed
workers, and the need for employment-oriented economic policies) relatively
soon. Employment guarantee and the right to work were discussed at the Bhopal
convention in June 2004. In the light of the new government’s promise
to "immediately enact a National Employment Guarantee Act" (as
stated in the Common Minimum Programme), there was unanimous agreement
on the need for an active campaign to hold the government accountable
to this promise. As a starter, plans are afoot for a country-wide "day
of action for the right to work" on 16 October 2004 (World Food Day).
Further details of the activities ahead will be posted soon in this section
of the website - watch this space! |
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