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Lack of workers representation and minority groups, exorbitant contribution demand from workers, numerous privatised intermediary agencies, aadhaar verified registration #VIKAS – the list of reasons to fight the #anti-#labour social security code are many. #decodinglabourcodes
The draft fails to discuss alternate creche facilities for those who work in smaller establishments. #decodinglabourcodes #socialsecurity #parentalbenefits #maternity
The social security draft proposes a structure in which the #National council regulates all the schemes. Social security falls under the #concurrent list and thus the proposed change is against the idea of #decentralised federal system. #decodinglabourcodes
For social security, @Labourministry expects workers to contribute 12.5-20% of their wages, blind to the realities & earning capacities of informal workers. Should workers contribute 12.5% of Rs.178 they earn as #minimumwages
@IndiaWpc
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The #BOCW Act and the welfare Board is an outcome of decades of struggle or worker organizations to claim #socialsecurity. The new code is silent on the future of the Board, leaving millions of workers in a limbo.
@LabourMinistry @IndiaWpc
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Under the new regime, Building and Other #ConstructionWorkers Act (#BOCW) 1996 faces the dagger. OSH code shows poor understanding of construction work and has limited provisions on #safety & accidents in the industry.
@LabourMinistry @IndiaWpc
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The appropriate government means the state government. States shall now decide on the maximum limit on number of hours in a day for any worker. With this goes the century old struggle to regulate working conditions in the country.
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What is the maximum number of hours you can work in day? 8 hours? 10 hours? 12 hours? The 2019 OSH code presented in the #Parliament has no limit to the working hours in a day. Another way to read this is, THE LAW DOESN'T REGULATE #WORKINGHOURS, ANYMORE!
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It leaves unprotected, millions of workers in the small and mid-sized units which comprise a large proportion of the workforce, which tend to be more risky and vulnerable to occupational hazards and safety violations. (3/3)
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By restricting this provision to larger factories/construction establishments, the OSH code seriously falls short of its promise on regulating safety for workers. (2/3)
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OSH code mandates that a safety committe be constituted in every factory/construction site which employs 500 workers or more, or a mine that employs 100 workers or more. (1/3)
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...and such a relationship has class implications for labourers. Health of migrant labourers is an oft-ignored or sidelined realm given that wages receive undue attention. Health, rather than being an externality, is key to the social reproduction of labour. #decodinglabourcodes
Relationship between migration and health is bidirectional. The journey is a continuum, not enough to focus on destination region, but necessary to look at all points of contact with health systems. #witsmighealth
While the rhetoric is to "formalize the informal" & favor setting up of larger enterprises, it is likely to do just the opposite-incentivizing informalization& encouraging enterprises to remain small to be out of the purview of law. (4/4)
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By creating high thresholds and exceptions, the law not just leaves out millions of workers, it also creates perverse incentives to use the loopholes to avoid regulation of working conditions altogether (3/4)
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The mandate, no doubt is an important one, but there are several exceptions to the establishments that the code seeks to cover. One important one is units covered under Shops and Establishments Act (2/4)
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The OSH code seeks to uphold safety and a hazard-free workplace environment– “Every employer shall provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable, a working environment that is safe & without risk to health of employees.” (1/4)
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In Ahmedabad, Mumbai & Surat, Aajeevika finds smaller factories to be ridden with accidents & deaths due to electrocution, fire, boiler blasts, crush injuries. They require more attention and safety regulation, not less! (5/5)
https://t.co/FHg5acIvYV
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A threshold of ten employees for registration excludes millions of units that employ less than 10 workers. A high threshold dilutes the ability of the law to regulate and removes protection to majority of the workers. (4/5)
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This week we shall discuss the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Safety (OSH) Code. This code brings together 13 laws regulating worksite safety, health, working conditions, and welfare measures for workers. (1/5)
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Aajeevika Bureau as a member of Working People's Charter, contributed to a joint statement against the labour codes along with several organizations, activists and academics, published by @theWire_in. Do read!
https://t.co/cV3Tw1ocjI
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