In the wake of labour reforms initiated by the state government, space for unorganized labours is likely to shrink further. As per the report only 6% of casual workers receive regular monthly salary while most of them, about 58%, are on daily payment. Casual labourers are those workers whose normal employment consists of a series of short term jobs. They are usually hired by the hour or day or for the performance of specific tasks.
Adding to the depressing working conditions, the casual workers hardly have any representation to convey their demands. Non existence of union or association in their field is 92% in the state. This is among the highest in the coun try. Situation of salaried employees, largely falling under the organized sector, is not better either. Merely 36% among them are associated with any association.
In terms of written job contracts, Rajasthan has the most dismal record. About 99% don't have any written agreement with their employers, the highest in the country. Apart from that they are poorly paid. On an average, a casual worker gets just Rs 165 per day.
"Most small scale industries and agriculture in Rajasthan depend on casual workers. But their condition is similar to workers in UP and Bihar. They can't represent themselves, their wages are low apart from other factors contributing to their misery," said Shiraz Sheikh, who works with an NGO for unorganized sector.JAIPUR: By a rough estimate, out of thousand casual employees in Rajasthan, 957 labourers do not get security benefits of employment and 988 are not eligible even for the paid leaves. The latest data released by the national sample survey (NSS) on `informal sector and conditions of employment in India' reveals the pathetic condition of casual workforce in the state.
In the wake of labour reforms initiated by the state government, space for unorganized labours is likely to shrink further. As per the report only 6% of casual workers receive regular monthly salary while most of them, about 58%, are on daily payment. Casual labourers are those workers whose normal employment consists of a series of short term jobs. They are usually hired by the hour or day or for the performance of specific tasks.
Adding to the depressing working conditions, the casual workers hardly have any representation to convey their demands. Non existence of union or association in their field is 92% in the state. This is among the highest in the coun try. Situation of salaried employees, largely falling under the organized sector, is not better either. Merely 36% among them are associated with any association.
In terms of written job contracts, Rajasthan has the most dismal record. About 99% don't have any written agreement with their employers, the highest in the country. Apart from that they are poorly paid. On an average, a casual worker gets just Rs 165 per day.
"Most small scale industries and agriculture in Rajasthan depend on casual workers. But their condition is similar to workers in UP and Bihar. They can't represent themselves, their wages are low apart from other factors contributing to their misery," said Shiraz Sheikh, who works with an NGO for unorganized sector.
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