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UNIT IIILabour Welfare


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Concept

The ILO Report Such services and amenitiesas may be established in or in the vicinity ofundertakings to enable the persons employed inthem to perform their work in healthy, congenialsurroundings and provided with amenitiesconducive to good health and high Morale

The Labour Investigation committee Anything done for the intellectual, physical, moraland economic betterment of the workers, whetherby employers, by government or by otheragengies, over and above what is laid down bylaw or what is normally expected of the contractualbenefits for which workers may have bargained


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Labour welfare

Welfare includes anything that isdone for the comfort and improvement ofemployees and is provided over and above thewages

Labor welfare has the following objectives:

1. To provide better life and health to the workers

2. To make the workers happy and satisfied

3. To relieve workers from industrial fatigue and toimprove intellectual, cultural and materialconditions of living of the workers


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Aims of labour welfare

Humanistic To enable the workers to enjoy a fuller &richer life

Economic- improves efficiency,

- keeps him contented

- minimizes the desire of forming unions orany other groups

- refrain from strike

Civic develops a sense of responsibility and dignity

among the workers


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Basic Features

It is work which is usually undertaken within thepremises or in the for the benefit of employees and themember of their families

The work generally includes those welfare over andabove provided by statutory provisions or required by

the customs of the industry or what the employeesexpect

These facilities may be voluntarily provided by some ofthe progressive entrepreneurs as a part of SocialResponsibility.

Facilities may also be provided by the government or

by the trade unions Labour Welfare is a broad term covering SocialSecurity and other activities

It is not only intra mural but also extra mural, statutoryas well as non-statutory


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Welfare amenities within the organisation

ToiletWashing & bathing

Crches

Rest shelters

Drinking waterHealth services

Arrangement for prevention of fatigue

Uniform & protective clothing

Canteen

Recreational facilities


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Welfare Outside the Establishment

Maternity benefit

Social Insurance Measures

Medical facilities

Educational Facilities

Housing Facilities

Recreational Facilities

Leave travel Facilities

Transport to & fro from the work place


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STATUTORY WELFARE SCHEMES The statutory welfareschemes include the following provisions:

1. Drinking Water: At all the working places safe hygienic

drinking water should be provided.

2. Facilities for sitting: In every organization, especiallyfactories, suitable seating arrangements are to be provided.

3. First aid appliances: First aid appliances are to beprovided and should be readily assessable so that in case of

any minor accident initial medication can be provided to theneeded employee.

4. Latrines and Urinals: A sufficient number of latrines andurinals are to be provided in the office and factory premisesand are also to be maintained in a neat and clean condition.

5. Canteen facilities: Cafeteria or canteens are to beprovided by the employer so as to provide hygienic andnutritious food to the employees.


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6.Spittoons: In every work place, such as ware houses, storeplaces, in the dock area and office premises spittoons are tobe provided in convenient places and same are to be

maintained in a hygienic condition.7. Lighting: Proper and sufficient lights are to be provided foremployees so that they can work safely during the nightshifts.

8. Washing places: Adequate washing places such as

bathrooms, wash basins with tap and tap on the stand pipeare provided in the port area in the vicinity of the workplaces.

9. Changing rooms: Adequate changing rooms are to beprovided for workers to change their cloth in the factory areaand office premises. Adequate lockers are also provided to

the workers to keep their clothes and belongings.

10. Rest rooms: Adequate numbers of restrooms areprovided to the workers with provisions of water supply,wash basins, toilets, bathrooms, etc.


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NON STATUTORY SCHEMES Many non statutory welfareschemes may include the following schemes:

1. Personal Health Care (Regular medical check-ups): Someof the companies provide the facility for extensive healthcheck-up

2. Flexi-time: The main objective of the flextime policy is toprovide opportunity to employees to work with flexibleworking schedules. Flexible work schedules are initiated by

employees and approved by management to meet businesscommitments while supporting employee personal life needs

3. Employee Assistance Programs: Various assistantprograms are arranged like external counseling service sothat employees or members of their immediate family canget counseling on various matters.


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4. Harassment Policy: To protect an employee fromharassments of any kind, guidelines are provided for properaction and also for protecting the aggrieved employee.

5. Maternity & Adoption Leave Employees can availmaternity or adoption leaves. Paternity leave policies havealso been introduced by various companies.

6. Medi-claim Insurance Scheme: This insurance schemeprovides adequate insurance coverage of employees forexpenses related to hospitalization due to illness, disease orinjury or pregnancy.

7. Employee Referral Scheme: In several companiesemployee referral scheme is implemented to encourageemployees to refer friends and relatives for employment in

the organization.


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Need For Labour Welfare

Need arises out of the nature of industrial systemsThe working condition may not be Congenial for

health

Strange atmosphere

Approaches to labour Welfare:Intra mural Activities

Extra- Mural Activities

Industrial welfare Could be

1. Those dealing with immediate working Conditions

2. Those with less immediate working conditions

3. Those designed to improve community conditions


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Scope Of labour Welfare

1. Conditions of Work Environment2. Workers Health Services

3. Labour Welfare Programme

4. Labours Economic welfare programme

5. General Welfare Work


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Labour Welfare Activities

Undertaken by Indian Organisations:

Facilities provided in the work site, such ascanteens, crches, medical facilities

Facilities related to economic needs

Educational facilities

Medical facilities

Transport facilities

Recreational facilities

Housing facilities


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Undertaken by the Government:

First five year Plan(1951-56)

Employee PF Act 1952, The Plantation Act,1951, The Mines Act, 1951

Second five year Plan(1956-61)

Coverage of ESI was extended, Dock workersScheme (safety, health and welfare), 1961

Third five year Plan(1961-66)

Maternity Benefit Act 1961, Apprenticeship Act1961, Iron ore Mines Labour welfare cess

Act,1961, payment ofBonus Act 1965

Fourth five year Plan(1969-74)payment of gratutity act 1972, Contract Labour

( Regulation & abolition) act 1970, EmployeesFamily pension scheme


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Fifth five year Plan(1974-79)

Beedi workers Welfare Act, 1976, Iron Ore mines,

Magnese ore mines and the chrome Ore mines LabourWelfare fund,1976

sixth five year Plan(1980-85)

Special schemes were introduced for the benefit ofagriculture labour, artisans, handloom weavers, fisherman,leather workers.

Seventh five year Plan(1985-90)Emphasis was on the welfare of unorganised workers,

to train , upgrade the skills and educate them on varioueswelfare programmes available.

Eighth five year Plan(1992-97)

welfare programmes for both organised andunorganised sector were given importance


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The Factories Act, 1948

(i) Washing facilities

(ii) Storing & drying facilities

(iii) Facilities for occasional rest

(iv) First-aid boxes

(v)C

anteens , if there are more than 250employees

(vi) Shelters, lunch rooms , if over 150 workers are

employed

(vii) Creche, (30 or more women workers)

(viii) Welfare officer (500 or more workers are

employed)


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The Plantation Act, 1951

o Canteen, if there are more than 150 employees

o Creche, (50 or more women workers)

o Recreational facilities

o Educational arrangements (25 workers -

children aged between 6 & 12)

o Housing facilities

o Medical aid to workers & their families

o Welfare officer (300 or more workers are

employed)

o blankets., umbrellas, raincoats to be provided


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The Mines Act, 1951

Shelters for taking food & rest if 50 or more

workers are employed First-aid boxes ( 150 workers or more)

Canteen, if there are more than 250 employees

Creche, (50 or more women workers)

Welfare officer (500 or more workers areemployed


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Motor Transport workers Act, 1961

First-aid facilities

Medical facilities

Canteen, if there are more than 100employees

Clean & ventilated rest rooms

uniforms., raincoats to drivers, conductors and linechecking staff

Working allowances


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The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958

o Crew accommodation

o Hygienic drinking watero Bedding, towel

o First aid facilities

o Regular medical check up

o Provision of hotels, clubs, canteen, library etc


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Dock workers Scheme (safety, health and welfare),

1961

Dock worker means a person employed or to be

employed directly or by or through any agency (including a

contractor) with or without knowledge of the principal

employer, whether for remuneration or not, on dock work;

Toilet

Washing & Bathing facilities

Rest Shelters

Water

First-aid facilities

Education facilities

Sports & recreation

Medical facilities

Fair- price shops and co-operative societies


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Labour Welfare facilities under labour welfare

funds

(a) Assistance for Medical facilities(b) Assistance for educational facilities

(c) Assistance for Housing facilities

(d) Assistance for Recreational facilities


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Labour Welfare Officer

Qualifications OfLabour Welfare Officer:

A university degree

Diploma or degree in social science or social welfare

or social work

Adequate knowledge of language spoken by majority

of workersFunctions :

1. Supervision

2. Counseling workers

3. Advising management

4. Establishing liason with workers

5. Establishing liason with Management

6. Working with management & workers


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Workers Education & Training Schemes

Workers' education is a means of providingworkers and their representatives with the trainingthey need to play an effective role in the economicand social life of their societies. At the same time itcan also make a significant contribution to thedissemination of information on the variousaspects of the work of the International LabourOrganization which affects the interest of workers.


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Features The scope of workers education is much wider

than that of Trade union To create trade union consciousness among

workers

Training to understand their status, rights and

responsibilities. The workers themselves prescribe the syllabus

It aimed at increasing the bargaining power of

trade unions and making the working class more

sensible and cooperative Main aim is to train for group advancement and

increasing individual creativity


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Objectives of Workers Education

To foster workers loyalty towards the union & for efficient

participation in union activitiesTo develop worker for respectable civic life

To understand the problems of the countrys economic

environment

To develop trade union leadership

To familiarize the workers with the capitalistic cultureAware of his rights and obligations

To make the worker responsible

To develop two-way communication system

Equip all section of workers, including rural workers for

participation in the social & economic development of thenation


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Other Objectives

ObjectivesTo strengthen among all sections of the working class,

including rural workers, a sense of patriotism, nationalintegrity, unity, amity, communal harmony, secularism andpride in being an Indian.

To equip all sections of workers, including rural workersand women workers, for their intelligent participation in socialand economic development of the nation in accordance withits declared objectives.

To develop amongst the workers a greater understandingof the problems of their social and economic environment,

their responsibilities towards family members, and theirrights and obligations as citizens, as workers in industry andas members and officials of trade union.


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To develop capacity of workers in all aspects to meet thechallenges of the country from time to time.

To develop strong, united and more responsible tradeunions and to strengthen democratic processes andtraditions in the trade union movement through more

enlightened members and better trained officials.To empower the workers as employees of the organization

and to develop sense of belongingness as effectiveinstruments of amicable industrial relations and maintainingindustrial peace.

To meet the needs of workers to have access to ways of

acquiring and continuous upgradation of knowledge andskills that they require to find and hold a job.


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Objectives Of Rural Workers Education

To promote among rural workers, critical awareness of theproblems of their socio-economic environment and their

privileges and obligations as workers, as members of thevillage community and as citizens.

To educate the rural workers to enhance their self-confidence and build-up a scientific attitude.

To educate rural workers in protecting and promoting theirindividual and social interests.

To educate rural workers in developing their organisationsthrough which they can fulfil socio- economic functions andresponsibilities in rural economy and strenghten democratic,secular, and socialist fibre of rural society. Hence motivatingrural workers for family welfare planning and to combatsocial evils


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Workers education Content

About Organisation

Recruitment of members

Framing of a constitution

Collection of dues

Maintenance of accounts

Submission of returns

Fighting cases in labour courts

Negotiations with employers and the state

Relevant labour economic & social problems suchas Grievance procedures

methods of collective bargaining


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Determination of wages

Productivity Problems

Planning for economic development

Implementation of laws

Strikes

Inter union relations

Social labour legislations

Delegation of authority

Aims , objectives and methods of trade union

Communication with members

Methods of organisation of trade unions

etc


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Central Board for Workers Education, 1958

The Central Board for Workers Education (CBWE)

is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Labour &Employment, Government of India. It is registered

under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Started in

1958, the Workers Education Scheme in India has

been playing a very significant role in our national

development; creating an enlightened and disciplinedwork force and bringing about desirable behavioral

changes in our workforce in the organized,

unorganized and rural sectors. It gets grants-in-aid

from the Ministry of Labour & Employment to operate

its activities.


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The Scheme of Workers Education aims at

achieving the objectives of creating and increasing

awareness and educating the workforce for theireffective participation in the socio-economic

development of the country.


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IMPACT

The Impact of Workers Education has been felt in all thesectors of the economy in which the CBWE has beenconducting training programmes.

Recent studies conducted in the Organised Sector

revealed that the workers trained by the CBWE have beenshouldering higher responsibilities in their social andpublic life as well as manning the affairs of their respectiveunions efficiently and effectively.

The Board is playing a crucial role in preparing theworking class to contribute in nation

building activity.


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Workers Education in India

The Central Board for Workers Education is headed by a

Chairman

Its headquarters is at Nagpur.

The five Zonal Directorates, at Chennai. Delhi, Guwahati,

Mumbai and Kolkata to monitor the activities of the Regionalin their respective zones

The Board operates through 50 Regional Directorates and 9

Sub- Regional Directorates


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At the first level, training is imparted to the

candidates selected as Education Officers. After

successful completion of the training, theseEducation Officers conduct various programmes

from the centres of their posting.

At the second level, workers from differentestablishments, sponsored by trade unions and

released by employers are trained. These trained

workers are called Trainers.

At the third level, the Trainers conduct classes for

the rank and file of workers in their establishments


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First five year plan emphasized on providing better

educational opportunities

Second five year plan

it recommended increased association of labours with

management

Better understanding of their role in the working of the

industry and the process of production

Training in trade union philosophy and methods is

needed for the workers to become self-reliant

In addition Central Government in association with Ford

foundation appointed an international team of experts to

suggest the steps to be taken for

The education of union representatives in the

principles and techniques of trade union

organisation, management and financing


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The education of Union members for intelligent participation

in union affairs and for the better performance of their duties

as citizens

The education of union representatives in responsible and

effective participation in management.

Other general aspects of workers education

Third five year plan:

- Re-adaptation in the outlook, functions andpractices of trade union

Fourth five year plan;

It is essential that trade unions should be the part of

workers education programme

Sixth five year plan- greater emphasis on building national interest.

Sixth five year plan

- upgrading the quality of training


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The scheme for workers Education;

NATIONAL LEVEL PROGRAMMES:

Top most level of workers education where

education officers are trained. Participants rae

selected by CBWE.

1. Trade union development

2. Leadership Development

3. Trade unionism and Industrial Relations

4. Industrial Health safety and Environment

5. Education for rural and unorganized sector workers

6. New economic policy, ISO and trend in productivity

movement

7. Problem of women & child labour


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Regional Level

This Programme is aimed at imparting

necessary training to selected workers called

workers teachers.

Worker- Teacher Training

Refresher Course for Worker- Teacher Trainers

Leadership Development

Joint Educational Programmes

Programmes for self generation of funds

Need based seminar


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Unit Level

Final stage of the programme where workers

teachers conduct programme at their work place.Unit level class

Need based special programmes

Joint Education programmes


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Specific categories

Functional Adult Literacy

Education of Unorganised WorkersTraining of Weaker sections

Training of rural Workers

Personality Development

Seminars for women & Child workers

Programme on Quality of life for workers

Seminar for parents ofChild workers


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CRAFTSMEN TRAINING SCHEME

The Directorate General of Employment & Training(DGE&T) in the Ministry of Labour, Government of India

initiated Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) in 1950 by

establishing about 50 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for

imparting skills in various vocational trades to meet the

skilled manpower requirements for technology and industrial

growth of the country

OBJECTIVES OF THE CRAFTSMEN TRAINING SCHEME

to provide semi-skilled/skilled workers to industry by

systematic training to school leavers.to reduce unemployment among educated youth by

equipping them with suitable skills for industrial employment.


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Workers Training:

Craftsmens training programme

Craft instructors trainingAdvanced vocational training

Foremans training

Apprenticeship training scheme

Part-Time Training for industrial WorkersVocational Training programme for women

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