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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.