Kohima: Department of labour, in collaboration with V V Giri National Labour Institute, Noida (VVGNLI), under the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment organised a two-day training programme on Effective Enforcement of Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996 at Kohima concluded on Saturday evening.
Official sources here today said the training was exclusively organised for all officials of the state labour department, building and other construction workers welfare board members constituted under the Act in the state.
Government of Nagaland adopted the Act and correspondingly Nagaland Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2010 was approved and notified accordingly for immediate enforcement in the state.
The Act envisages a number of welfare provisions and social security measures for workers in the construction industry, besides providing a set of directions to improve their employment and service conditions. The implementation of this Act is expected to benefit thousands of workers specifically locals, employed in construction sector in the state. Nagaland Parliamentary Secretary for Labour, Employment and Housing T Saku Aier graced the session as the Chief Guest.
He said more than 8 million workers were engaged throughout the country in building and other construction works. These workers are one of the most vulnerable segments of the un-organised labour in India, he added. (UNI)