Govt may introduce Social Security Bill in current session

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:05 [IST]

New Delhi, Mar 6 (UNI) The government is considering introduction of a Bill for providing social security to workers in the unorganised sector during the current session of Parliament.

The Labour and Employment Ministry has drafted the Unorganised Workers Social Security Bill, 2007, for this purpose, an official statement said.

The draft of the proposed bill has been placed on the website of Ministry of Labour and Employment to elicit views from public and stakeholders.

UNI

Topics: LABOUR-UNORGANISED SECTOR-BILL

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