Workers education day

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Sept 16

The regional directorate of Dattopant Thengadi National Board for Workers Education and Development (DTNBWED), ministry of labour and employment today organised the state level 59th Workers Education Day at Kuki Inn.

The function was attended by parliamentary secretary for health and family welfare, Soibam Subhaschandra Singh as chief guest. In his speech, he said that NGOs, trade unions and social activists have a big role to play in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor in the society.

Briefing media persons on the sideline of the programme, regional director of DTNBWED, Wangkhem Iboyaima Singh said that this day is like a training day for the workers, to be a smart and better worker, to sensitise workers’ rights, labour laws among others.

He said that DTNBWED was earlier known as Central Board for Workers Education till last year August. CBWE was established on September 16, 1958 and this foundation day is celebrated since then as Workers’ Education Day.

DTNBWED have workers of organised, unorganised and rural sectors and some of its objectives are to empower the workers as employees of the organisation and to develop sense and belongingness as effective instruments of amicable industrial relations and maintaining industrial peace and to meet the needs of workers to have access to ways of acquiring and continuous upgradation of knowledge and skills that they require to find a job among others.

Highlighting the three main challenges that workers of Manipur have to face, economist N. Mohendro stressed that collecting, counselling and contribution as the immediate concern and thorough revision by the present government.

Emphasising on the total contribution of the unorganised sector is 90 percent and that of organised sector is just 10 percent, director of ICM- Lamphelpat, Ranjana said that there is a need to organise more awareness programmes for skill development and educate them about various schemes and related to their welfare activities concerning health and human rights.

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Sept 16

The regional directorate of Dattopant Thengadi National Board for Workers Education and Development (DTNBWED), ministry of labour and employment today organised the state level 59th Workers Education Day at Kuki Inn.

The function was attended by parliamentary secretary for health and family welfare, Soibam Subhaschandra Singh as chief guest. In his speech, he said that NGOs, trade unions and social activists have a big role to play in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor in the society.

Briefing media persons on the sideline of the programme, regional director of DTNBWED, Wangkhem Iboyaima Singh said that this day is like a training day for the workers, to be a smart and better worker, to sensitise workers’ rights, labour laws among others.

He said that DTNBWED was earlier known as Central Board for Workers Education till last year August. CBWE was established on September 16, 1958 and this foundation day is celebrated since then as Workers’ Education Day.

DTNBWED have workers of organised, unorganised and rural sectors and some of its objectives are to empower the workers as employees of the organisation and to develop sense and belongingness as effective instruments of amicable industrial relations and maintaining industrial peace and to meet the needs of workers to have access to ways of acquiring and continuous upgradation of knowledge and skills that they require to find a job among others.

Highlighting the three main challenges that workers of Manipur have to face, economist N. Mohendro stressed that collecting, counselling and contribution as the immediate concern and thorough revision by the present government.

Emphasising on the total contribution of the unorganised sector is 90 percent and that of organised sector is just 10 percent, director of ICM- Lamphelpat, Ranjana said that there is a need to organise more awareness programmes for skill development and educate them about various schemes and related to their welfare activities concerning health and human rights.

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