These schemes are aimed at providing financial benefits to construction workers, such as disability pensions, ex-gratia payments, medical assistance, maternity benefits, and death benefits, among others.
The Convention began by addressing the alarming situation created by the aggressive pro-corporate policies pursued by the Union Government since 2014. These anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people, and anti-national policies have resulted in disastrous consequences for the economy, unity, and
“Our competition is not with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but with the organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party, with their police, money and their administration. This is the strategy you (workers) have to make,” Nath said.
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday decided to include sanitary Workers of the state under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme to provide them health insurance.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said that after security forces, his party workers have sacrificed their lives because of terrorism in the Kashmir valley.
Speaking on the occasion, Governor Kataria said that Assam Chah Janagosthi Shiksha Sanskriti Nyas is an important organisation that is working for the socio, economic, cultural and academic development of tea workers and the people belonging to the tea community.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed that 38 workers were killed during the last years, reported Tolo News.
This concern has also been brought to the forefront during the proceedings of the petition committee on multiple occasions. Minister Bhardwaj emphasized that existing government regulations stipulate that contract workers must be paid at least the minimum wage as per the contract rate.