Labour welfare and

Constitution
Labour and Industrial law

Vikram Choudhary
Roll No. 14077
 Concept of social Security

Social security provisions in the constitution- Art. 38,39,40,41

Admission of document as Evidence

State of Madras
vs. Champak
dorairajan

Mohd. Hanif
Qureshi vs.
State of Bihar

Minerva Mills
vs. Union of
India
 Objectives of
Social security

Compensation

Restoration Prevention Security cover

 Pillars of Social Security
Social
Insurance
Contribution of employers,
worker and other beneficiaries

Compulsorily established by
Law

Provide benefit to meeting the

needs of person of small
means

Social Collective

Assistance Production
Legislations for labour welfare and social
security

Workmens Compensation Act- (i) To impose an

obligation upon the employers to pay compensation
to workers for accidents arising out of and in course
of employment (ii) To be paid by the employer to a
workman for any personal injury cost in course of
his employment
Maternity Benefit Act-(i) Enacted to promote the
welfare of working women (ii) The Act prohibits the
working of pregnant women for a specified period
(iii) A woman is entitled to maternity benefit if she
has actually worked In an establishment for not less
than 70 days in 12 months
 Social Security in unorganized sector
MINIMUM WAGES ACT- (i) This Act primarily aims at safeguarding
the interests of the workers engaged in unorganized sector who are
vulnerable to the exploitation due to illiteracy and lack of bargaining
power. (ii) . The Unorganized Sector Workers Social Security Scheme,
2004 envisages 3 benefits: old age pension at the rate Rs.500 /- per
month on attaining the age of 60 years; personal accidents insurance
cover of Rs. one lakh; and the coverage will be under Universal Health
Insurance Scheme
THE UNORGANISED SECTOR WORKERS SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,
2008- The benefits proposed are (1) life and disability cover (2)
health and maternity benefits (3) old age protection generally and
any other benefit as determined by Central Government. The
machinery for implementing these schemes will consist of a
National Social Security Board and State-level Social Security
Boards. These Boards will perform the tasks of supervising the
collection of contributions, maintenance of Social Security Funds
and ensuring the proper dispersal of benefits.