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FICCI proposes aid, support centres for migrant workers
18 Jul '20
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The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) recently proposed various measures, including mandatory registration, financial support and creation of support centres to help rehabilitate migrant workers. It also suggested providing them smart phones to help build a migration database, track their movement and provide facilities like e-training.
A FICCI report on 'Rehabilitation of Migrant workers in India' has proposed a string of measures to help migrant workers cope up with the impact of the pandemic.
FICCI said smart phones to migrant workers could have pre-loaded training modules and other relevant apps in local languages.
The government should utilise funds collected under Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act 1996, meant to be used for provisioning of social security and related services for construction workers, and other such sources may also be identified, it said.
The trade body proposed creation of migration support centres in every district and at the state level that can act as a 'help desk' to handhold and facilitate services like guidance on banking, gas connections and medical support.
Skilling and training partners should work in close co-ordination with designated counselling centres to help migrant workers in making more informed choices about locations, employers and markets.
Under public-private partnership, a dedicated fund for skilling of migrant workers has been proposed by the industry body. The fund can be used to re-skill and up-skill them on emerging job roles in respective sectors. This would also help them in navigating better employment and earning opportunities, FICCI said in a press release.
A FICCI report on 'Rehabilitation of Migrant workers in India' has proposed a string of measures to help migrant workers cope up with the impact of the pandemic.
FICCI said smart phones to migrant workers could have pre-loaded training modules and other relevant apps in local languages.
The government should utilise funds collected under Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act 1996, meant to be used for provisioning of social security and related services for construction workers, and other such sources may also be identified, it said.
The trade body proposed creation of migration support centres in every district and at the state level that can act as a 'help desk' to handhold and facilitate services like guidance on banking, gas connections and medical support.
Skilling and training partners should work in close co-ordination with designated counselling centres to help migrant workers in making more informed choices about locations, employers and markets.
Under public-private partnership, a dedicated fund for skilling of migrant workers has been proposed by the industry body. The fund can be used to re-skill and up-skill them on emerging job roles in respective sectors. This would also help them in navigating better employment and earning opportunities, FICCI said in a press release.
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