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Summary of key issues in accessing schemes (In process)

Card/ entitlements

What should be

What is (in process)

Identity card

 

Registered with EPFO/ESI; very low minimum wage

Workday

 

8 hours shift, unpaid overtime work to fix ‘mistakes’ & meet production targets

Pay

 

Minimum pay not revised in more than a decade; after 10-15 years of work-ex, workers make Rs 10,000 per month

Caste profile

 

Mainly OBCs; very few SC/ST

Unionisation

 

No unions inside the factories; time poverty for unionisation.

ESI

 

Workers don’t get leave to visit ESI hospital (limited benefit)

PF/ Gratuity

 

Workers leave or shift b/w companies to withdraw gratuity/ PF

PoSH

 

Policy only on paper

Casual leaves

 

Get a weekly off, not allowed to avail casual leaves

Vulnerable targets

 

Pregnant women pressurised to resign

Housing

 

Usually not in a slum, rent ~ 50% of earnings

Worker hostels where provided are heavily monitored.

Children’s education

 

Aspire to send kids to affordable private schools (women are educated till 10th std and see pvt school edu as an escape route for kids).

Homes based work

 

 Piece rate work is picking up now, sheds set up closer to homes of workers