(a) whether International Labour Organization (ILO) has expressed its concern over the widening gap between the labourers of organized and unorganized sectors in India;
(b) if so, the measures adopted by the Government to narrowing this gap;
(c) whether the ILO has also emphasized the need to improve the working conditions and facilities of labourers; and
(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI K. CHANDRASEKHAR RAO)
(a) & (c): No, Sir. No specific study has been carried out by the ILO.
(b) & (d): To bridge the gap between the labourers of organized and unorganized sectors and improve the working and living conditions of the unorganized sector workers is a matter of priority concern of the Government of India. For the benefit of the unorganized sector workers, the government has constituted welfare funds to provide social security/welfare measures, implements various poverty alleviation employment generation schemes provides health insurance cover for workers living below the poverty line. The Government also constituted a National Commission for the Enterprises in the unorganized sector to examine the problems facing enterprises in the unorganized sector.