Boleng, Oct 9 : An awareness camp on the New Labour Codes and Child Labour was organised at GREF Camp, Boleng, Siang District, today to sensitise labourers and other stakeholders about labour laws, workers’ rights, child labour prevention, legal remedies and social security benefits.
The sessions covered awareness on the New Labour Codes, legal provisions relating to child labour and its prevention, legal rights and remedies available to workers, and insurance and social security benefits.
The camp emphasised the need for greater awareness among workers and stakeholders regarding their statutory rights, access to welfare schemes and available grievance redressal mechanisms. Informative brochures were distributed among the participants and application forms for the Pradhan Mantri JeevanJyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) were made available to facilitate awareness and enrolment in these social security schemes. The interactive session also provided an opportunity for participants to raise queries and seek clarification on issues concerning labour welfare and the implementation of relevant provisions.