In order to make the construction labourers aware about various Government-sponsored welfare schemes meant for them and their registration, the Odisha Nirman Sharmik Sangh (ONSS) and the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) organsied an awareness programme, here on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion Steel, Mines and labour and ESI Minister Prafulla Mallick urged all the stakeholders to ensure labourers’ registration and their welfare.
Focusing on all round development of construction labourers, Welfare Board of Construction labourer Chairman Subhas Singh said, “Initiatives are already in place to find out the difficulties in the registration process.”
Sangh general secretary Ramakrushna Panda said awareness programmes will be held in every district in the State to sensitise construction labourers about the need of their registration with Government.
He also demanded that the State Government declare the labourers working in kilns and crushers as construction labourers and provision of smart cards. The Minister distributed identity cards and other assistances to 30 beneficiaries on the occasion. Among others, Indian labour Organisation (IlO) project coordinator Ravichandran, AITUC general secretary Souribandhu Kar, INTUC general secretary Kishore Jena, Dinabandhu Sahoo of BMS and Jogendra Tripathy of HMS, lambodar Nayak of CITU highlighted the issues of the labourers’ community.