Social Security for Women Construction Workers - The Role of Social Work Professionals
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2016
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The existence o f unorganised labour employment is the major characteristic o f Indian Economy. It is marked as a
residual sector due to low leivl ofproduction, less remunerated employments, informal and low level o f work organisation
and technology. This sector is not covered ly any o f the legal provisions as most o f the unorganised sector enterprises are
unregistered. More than 90% o f India’s women workforce is employed in unorganised sector and th y contribute 50% o f
the nation’s GDP. In Construction Industry, which is the second largest and fa st growing sector in India, women
constitute more than half o f its labourforce. Though India had a long tradition o f social insurance and assistance fo r the
vulnerable sections o f the society, it had failed to cover the growing security needs o f the unorganised workers especially
women worken. This paper unfolds the plethora o f women workers in construction industry, the problems faced by them
and their awareness about the sodal security measures. It makes a note on the various state and central government
security schemes available fo r construction workers. This paper attempts to raise the major issues o f systemic failure and
exploitation o f women construction workers and role o f social workers in extending the social security coverage to
unorganityed sectors.