Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 31: Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) today conducted a workshop on labour laws and sensitization of construction workers about various welfare schemes being implemented by the government for construction workers here at Pantha Chowk.
A spokesman of the ERA said that Project Manager, JKUSDIP, Kashmir welcomed participants and briefed them about the purpose of organizing the workshop. He said that safety of labour, timely payment of wages and provision of certain basic facilities at site are a must for psycho -socio-well being of construction workers, the spokesman said.
“During the course of workshop Resource Person from the Labour department, Hafsa Qayoom, Labour Officer, Srinagar made construction workers aware about the various welfare schemes being implemented by Labour department for the betterment of construction workers like accidental death benefit scheme, educational support for children, children s marriage scheme, maternity benefits scheme etc,” he said.
She impressed upon all the construction workers present in the workshop to get themselves’ registered with the concerned District Labour Office to avail the benefits of welfare schemes meant for their benefit and also explained them in detail about the process of registration, the spokesman said, adding that she also delved at length about Building and Construction workers Welfare Act.
As part of this component J&KERA has also organized a series of community based awareness programmes at community levels and also in various schools wherein people are being sensitized about best practices in health, sanitation, environmental protection, solid waste management and behavior Change Communication for school children, the ERA spokesman added.
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