1. Presented by=
*RUCHIKA (MB11004)
*TRUPTI (MB11005)
*VAISHALI (MB11006)
*SWATI (MB11007)

2.  Labour Welfare Sector aim at improving the
working conditions, maintenance of
better Industrial relations, strict enforcement
of Labour Laws and launching of welfare
activities for the benefit of industrial workers
and their families.

3.  Labour welfare is an important dimension of
industrial relation, labour welfare includes overall
welfare facilities designed to take care of well being
of employee's and in order to increase their living
standard.
 It do not generally constitutes monetary benefits nor
these are provided by employers alone, it can also be
provided by government, non government agencies
and trade unions. Industrialization, mechanization
and globalization has increased importance of labour
welfare in industries.
 The importance of labour in industrialization and
economic development has been recognized globally.
In global scenario need and importance of labour
welfare has been increasingly appreciated.

4.  In India the labour welfare started sometime during
the 1st world war (1914-1918).till then wellbeing of
workers in factories was hardly by anybody. Since, 1st
world war labour welfare has been expanding on
voluntary basis.
 Industrial Labour Organization has played a very
significant role for labour welfare. Many labour
legislations have been formed by Indian central
government and state governments for welfare of
labours in Industries.
 Government has laid down minimum standards for
employment and working conditions in organizations.
 Besides the government, the employers, trade unions
and various social organizations also function as
agencies for implementation of labour welfare
measures.

5. The ILO report refers labour welfare as, “
such services, facilities and amenities, which
may be established in, or on the vicinity of
undertaking to enable person employed
there in to perform their work in healthy and
congenial surrounding and provided with
amenities conducive to good health and high
morale.”

6.  It is the work which is usually undertaken within
the promises or in the vicinity of the undertaking
for the benefit of the employees and member of
their families.
 The work generally include those item of welfare
which and over and above what the employees
expect as a result of the contract of service from
the employers.
 The purpose of providing welfare amenities is to
bring about the development of the whole
personality of the workers his
social,psycological,economic, moral, culture and
intellectual development to make him a good
worker, a good citizen and a good member of the
family.

7. (1)Working Environment
Favorable working environment enhances efficiency of
workers and includes proper illumination, safety,
temperature, ventilation, sanitation, cleanliness and
canteen facilities.
(2)Health facilities
 Health center should be provided within factory.
 Ambulance service should be provided within factory in
case of any emergency.
 Free medical checkup of workers and health and diet
counseling of workers.
 Availability of Doctor inside the factory for emergency.
 Women and child welfare work.
 Recreation facilities inside the organisation
 Education and library services

8. (3) General welfare programs
 Housing facilities for workers
 Family case work and counseling
(4)Economic welfare programs
 Subsidized consumer goods including grains,
vegetables, milk, oil and other daily
requirements.
 Banking services and credit facilities.
 Health insurance schemes
 Bonus and profit sharing schemes.
 Transportation services in factory

9.  The importance of labour officer in Indian
industry was realized as early as 1931.
 when the royal commission on labour
recommended that their appointment in
order to protect the worker from the evils of
jobbery and indebtedness, to act as
generally as a spokesman of labour and to
promote amicable relation between workers
and the management.
(amicable= friendly)

10.  The post of the labour officer was instituted
initially to:
1) Eliminate the evil and malpractices of the
jobbery system in the recruitment of the
labour.
2) Develop and improve labour
administration.
3) Serve as a liaison with state labour
commissioner.
(liaison=communication & contact bet group)

11.  The legislation provision for the appointment
of welfare officer under the factory act was
made in 1948(1) (2) of the act provides that:
“in every factory, where in 500 or more
workers are ordinarily employed, the
employer shall employ in the factory such
number of welfare officers as may
prescribed. The state is authorized to
prescribe the duties, qualification and
conditions of service of such officers”

12.  According to plantation labour act, “in every
plantation wherein 300 or more worker are
employed, the employer shall employ in the
factory such number of welfare officers as
may be prescribed . The state is authorized
to prescribed the duties, qualification and
condition of service of such officer.”
Section 58 of the mines act,1952 states:
“for every mine where in 500 or more
persons are employed the owner, the agent
or manager shall appoint a suitable qualified
welfare officer.”

13. A welfare officer to be appointed should
have:
1) A university degree.
2) Degree or diploma in social science or
social work or social welfare from any
recognized institution.
3) Adequate knowledge of the language
spoken by majority of workers in the area
where factories, mines, or plantation are
situated.

15. (i) to establish contacts and hold consultations
with a view to maintaining harmonious relations
between the factory management and workers .
(ii) to bring to the notice of factory management,
the grievances of workers, individual as well as
collective, with a view to securing their
expeditious redress and to act as a Liaison
Officer between the management and labour .
(iii) to study and understand the point of view of
labour in order to help the factory management
to shape and formulate labour policies and to
interpret these policies to the workers in
language they can understand .

16.  (iv)
to advise on the fulfilment by the
concerned departments of the factory
management of obligations statutory or otherwise
concerning the application of the provisions of the
Factories Act, 1948 and the rules made there under
and to establish liaison with the Inspector of
Factories,
 and the medical services concerning medical
examination of employees, health
records, supervision of hazardous jobs, sick visiting
and convalescence, accident prevention and
supervision of safety committees, systematic plant
inspection, safety education, investigation of
accidents, maternity benefits and workmen's

17.  Welfare Officers not to deal with disciplinary cases
or appear on behalf of the management against
workers.,- No Welfare Officer shall deal with any
disciplinary case against a worker or
appear before a conciliation office, or in a Court or
Tribunal on behalf of the Factory management
against any worker or workers.

18.  toadvise on provision of welfare
facilities, such as housing
facilities, foodstuffs, social and recreational
facilities, sanitation, advice on individual
personnel problems and education of children;
 tobring to the notice of the factory
management the grievances of
workers, individual as well as collective, with
a view of securing their expeditious redress
and to act as a liaison officer between the
management and labour;

19.  NEGATIVE
 POSTIVE

21. As per the medical care, the welfare set up
the Central govt. have no provisions for
meeting the expenditure on any of the well-
recognized branches of social security such
as sickness benefit, occupational injury
benefit, old age benefit, survivor benefit
unemployment benefit. In other words, these
WF cannot be considered to be providing
social security, but they have the scope &
potential to become instruments of social
security .

22.  Community & social edn centre including
reading rooms and libraries.
 Games, sports & other programs of physical
fitness.
 Entertainment & other forms of recreations.
 To improve the standard of living & promote
the health, fmly planning by the state govt.

23. The basic objective of all WF’s is to provide a measure
of social security & insurance for workers.
Welfare assistance consists of financial assistance for
housing, edn of children, & marriage of daughters.

25. The follow-up to discussions on the challenges to
labour market and welfare policies as a consequenc
of immigration will focus on four themes:
•To increase employment among immigrants with a
focus on language as the key to integration.
•To strengthen Nordic cooperation on the
implementation of the Posting of Workers
Enforcement Directive.
•To analyse the extent of posted workers in the
Nordic region.
•To cooperate on the consequences of a possible
growth in immigration from Southern Europe.

26.  Youth unemployment has high
political priority in the Nordic
region. At the latest Nordic Council
of Ministers meeting, labour
ministers agreed to encourage
employers to take on some of the
responsibility for young people who
don’t work and who are not in
education.

27.  We begin by discussing the challenges for labour
arising from the dual crises of the economy and
ecology.
 To understand the factory takeovers, we must also
understand their relation to the union movement .
 This endeavour includes building a sustainable global
union movement and network, forging new
transnational union alliances, and organizing
transnational and cross-border campaigns (Harrod and
O’Brien, 2002;Bronfenbrenner, 2007;
Webster, Lambert and Bezuidenhout, 2008).

28.  Understand their role and the confidentiality it
involves.
 Understand the UNISON Welfare charity structure and
staff responsibilities.
 Understand the application process and areas where
welfare can assist members.
 Develop influencing and communication skills and
practice active listening.
 Promote 'There for You' to managers and as a part of
recruitment drives.
 Practice presentation skills and to handle problems in
an assertive manner.
 Understand the importance of promoting and
publicising 'There for You'.

29. stages to the
training
Two-day face-
On-line 'e-note' to-face course

30.  Stage 1: On-line 'e-note'
 This one-hour online module with short videos
and interactive quizzes will help you
understand how branch welfare officers work
with the charity and with members.
 It is open to elected branch welfare officers
and anyone interested finding out more about
how 'There for You' supports members.
You don't have to complete the e-note in one
go - you can exit at any point and return to
where you left off when you next log in.

31. You will need access to a computer with
internet connection but no particular
computer skills are needed. You may be
able to do this at your workplace, at
home or in your branch office. You may
wish to use earphones to avoid disturbing
those around you.

32. Stage 2: Two-day face-to-face course
 This course is for elected branch welfare
officers. It will help you develop the skills
and knowledge to help you in your role.
 You will need to complete the e-note
module before attend this course as you
will use this information during the
course.

33.  The twenty-first century has brought serious
structural challenges to workers and the
poor, but it has also brought renewed vitality in
response, with creative and innovative.

34.  LABOUR IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH CHALLENGES AND
ALTERNATIVES FOR WORKERS
 edited by Sarah Mosoetsa and Michelle Williams
 Nordic Labour Journal
 Work Research Institute
 redaksjonen@arbeidslivinorden.org
 :thereforyou@unison.co.uk