A PEOPLE’S AGENDA fOr just futurEs - A PEOPLE’S AGENDA fOr just futurEs

Definition of Construction Workers The definition of construction workers in the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 should be amended and expanded in line with supply and value chains in the construction world. [...] Registration of Construction Workers and their Oversight >> There is an urgent need to speed up the registration process for construction workers under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board to ensure that they can avail of the benefits and protection under the act. [...] For quarries which are licenced and not illegal, and are deemed commercially viable, such licences need to be transferred in the name of the workers’ collective developed for the purposes of operating and managing the quarry. [...] Protection and Security >> Protection from Harassment: The local government bodies and law enforcement agencies should collaborate to implement and enforce clear regulations and guidelines to ensure protection from harassment by authorities and customers and securing their goods and carts from arbitrary seizure by authorities. [...] >> The wage must be based on the needs’ expenditure of the worker, location and hours of work, size of the house, number of family members, and the number of tasks performed.