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Press Release: Press Conference of Social Security for unorganised workers

CEC is a resource centre for labour - in particular, of those in the unorganised and informal sectors. It has grown to be a centre for workers' education and participatory labour research. While learning from labour movements, it actively contributes to the enlargement of their horizon. CEC creatively responds to the challenges posed by the autonomous workers' movements that emerged in the 1980s. Aware of the economy's integration into the global market and the consequent changes in the structure and nature of employment, CEC constantly strives to play a proactive role in labour.

Social security for Unorganised workers

On November 22, 2007 unorganised workers from Delhi conducted a Dharna at ITO and G.T. Karnal By-Pass demanding the introduction of comprehensive Social Security for the Unorganised Workers Bill in the ongoing winter session of the parliament under the banner of social security.... Read More

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International Tea Day 15,December
The 3rd International Tea Day India Programme this year was organised by Central and Tea related trade unions in Kerala. A national seminar on "Closed and Abandoned Tea Gardens: Challenges before the trade unions" was held on Dec 15, 07. For more details www.teaday.org

National Convention on Bonded Labour Jalandhar, March-9-11,2007
Although policy makers, administrators, academics, trade unions and NGOs may differ on the concept, approach and extent of bonded labour in India, one thing which all of them currently agree about is, "Labour Bondage still persists!" Read more..

CEC DIARY - 2008
CEC Diary has always been very popular in the market. With Spiral bond, compact but 200 pages, colour photographs as separators, hard cover and two years calendar this time it is available with a highly subsidized and competitive price (For Individuals-Rs50/- for Institutions Rs75/- and for Trade Unions 50/-)...More

International Labour News

Reports	Press Release
Report: Analysing the Effectiveness of the Programmes for the Eradication of the Bonded Labour System	Social Security ,February, 2008