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While political parties compete with each other in offering social security measures and freebies for the public, workers from the unorganised sector say they are completely ignored by all parties in yet another election. Even as the sector constitutes more than 90 per cent of the work force in the country, nobody has taken any effort to address their concerns. They say that while political parties try to woo the votes of the poor, problems faced by the workforce remain unaddressed. Fed up waiting for the political parties to address their grievances, the workers have come with their demands. They plan to highlight their demands through pamphlets which will be handed over to the candidates who come seeking votes. It is an effort to sensitise the candidates first and consequently pressure them to include their demands in their election manifestos. When the candidates receive such pamphlets from a large number of persons at different places they tend to take the issue seriously, say the workers. Several organisations for the workers in the unorganised sector have joined hands under the 'Campaign on Informal Sector Workers' Rights' to prepare their set of demands. M Britto, a lawyer, and coordinator of the labourers, said political parties in the state continuously failed to look at the unorganised workforce and their issues for several years. They have demanded that the government ensure a monthly wage of Rs 15,000 for daily wage labourers. If the government amends labour laws, it should be done after proper consultations with representatives of the workforce. Labourers should be issued identity cards for social security; safety of women workers from sexual exploitation at the workplace should be ensured. Just like fishermen as provided relief when they are at home during the fishing ban period, workers in salt fields should be given relief during the rainy season, when there is no work. For the migrant work force, the government should ensure temporary family cards, residences, education for their children, and creches. Under the Forest Rights Act, tribals should be given the right to enter the forest for their livelihood. Developments at the cost of agriculture and agricultural lands, including SEZ, SIPCOT, methane project and Gail gas pipeline project, should be stopped, they demanded.
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political party, social security, unorganised sector, election, workforce, poor, informal sector, labourers
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