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Mission Statement:
Out of total workforce 90% of the workers are working in unorganized sector
like agriculture salt pan industries, fisheries, forestry, plantation,
livestock. Conditions of unorganized rural workers is pathetic and continues
to deteriorate further due to uncertainties of employment and migration.
Since the workers in the unorganized rural sector in general suffers from
low earning and lack of stability, it has not been possible to extend
them the benefit of a contribution oriented or employers liability oriented
social security scheme. Various social security schemes are implements
by the Govt. of Gujarat through Rural Workers Welfare Board which are
aimed to ameliorate the conditions of rural laborers, but the result is
not to the expectation, because the government efforts alone would not
bring change in the conditions of these poorest among the poor like landless
agriculture laborers and selt pan workers. What is required is the creation
of awareness and leadership among this class of people, therefore organizing
them is the most important task. Organizing rural Labour is not an easy
task as working conditions vary from place to place as well as workers
are scattered over a large area and are subjected to exploitation and
other vices like liquor and bondage etc. Legislations for such rural Labour
have only marginal effect. G.R.W.W.Board has initiated several measures
for awareness among rural workers as well as to organize them through
the Rural workers welfare centers. Social Security measures which gives
umbrella protection to them but what is required is dedication and sustained
efforts on the part of executives vis-avis-the active participation of
laborers themselves.
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