e-shram: sector-wise enrolment camps for labourers on the cards
The Hindu
First mega camp to be held at Feroke on December 20
As part of efforts to increase enrolments on the Centre’s e-shram portal, the Labour Department is planning to organise special camps to ensure that the benefits of social security schemes reach those in the unorganised sector. Incidentally, they have been missing out such aids out of ignorance or inability to claim them through proper channels.
The first mega camp for enrolling more migrant labourers will be held at Feroke on December 20. Labour Minister V. Sivankutty will open the camp, where free medical check-up will be held. Essential medicines will also be supplied to participants. Minister for Public Works and Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas and senior Labour Department officers will be present.
The Labour Department targets to complete the enrolment of over 25,000 migrant workers in Kozhikode district alone. Though some of them have already completed the enrolment process from their own States, a majority are yet to cooperate with the process out of negligence or ignorance. Camps will also be organised to help out those who are unable to attend the mega camp.