The document defines unorganized labor under the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act of 2008, including home-based workers, self-employed workers, and wage workers not covered under other labor acts. It outlines social security benefits that should be provided by central and state governments to unorganized workers, such as life and disability insurance, health and maternity benefits, old age pensions, provident funds, employment injury compensation, housing, education, and skills training. Specific social security schemes that aim to help unorganized workers are also listed.

1. Protective Measures to
Unorganised Labour against
Exploitation
Dr. Anand K. Rai
IWP, Bareilly
anandrai@iwpkatha.co.i
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2. DEFINITION: (as per U.W. S.S. Act, 2008)
Unorganised Worker- A home-based worker, self-employed worker or
a wage worker in the unorganised sector and includes a worker in the
organised sector who is not covered by any the Acts mentioned in
schedule II to this Act. [Sec. 2(m)]
List of the Acts in Schedule II -
The Employee Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2017
The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,
1952
The Maternity Benefit Act,1961
The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
Home-based worker- A person engaged in the production of
goods or services for an employer in his or her home or other
premises of his or her choice other than the workplace of the
employer, for remuneration, irrespective of whether or not the
employer provides the equipment, materials or other inputs.[2(b)]

3. Self-employed worker- any persons who is not employed by
an employer, but engages himself or herself in any occupation
in the unorganised sector subject to a monthly earning of an
amount as may be notified by the Central Govt. or the State
Govt. from time to time or holds cultivable land subject to such
ceiling as may be notified by the State Govt.[Sec. 2(k)]
Wage worker- A person employed for remuneration in the
unorganised sector,directly by an employer or through any
contractor, irrespective of place of work, whether exclusively
for one employer or for one or more employers, whether in
cash or in kind, whether as a home-based worker, or as a
temporary or casual worker, or as a migrant worker, or
worker employed by households including domestic
workers, with a monthly wage of an amount as may be
notified by the Central and State Govt., as the case may be
[Sec.2(n)].

4. Social Security Benefits fo U.W.:
By the Central Govt. formulate a matters
relating to- life and disability cover, health
and maternity benefits,old age protection,
and any other benefit as may be
determined. whereas by the State Govt.
trying for provident fund, employment
injury benefit, housing, educational
schemes for children, skill upgradation of
workers,funeral assistance, and old age
homes.
Schedule I
Social Security Scheme for the U.W.
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
National Family Benefit Scheme
Janani Suraksha Yojana
Handloom Weavers’ Comprehensive Welfare Scheme
Handicraft Artisans Comprehensive Welfare Scheme
Pension to Master craft persons
National Scheme for Welfare of Fishermen and Training and Extention

5. • Jan here Bina Yojana
Aam Admi Bima Yojana
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima
Yojna