More than 390 million Indian workers are not protected by unions - this is about 90 percent of the entire workforce. These workers, who are mostly farm labourers, construction workers, brick kiln workers or are self employed, survive on less than one dollar a day and do not have health insurance or disability benefits.
That could be about to change - from the BBC.
"The Indian government has announced an ambitious social security scheme which is aimed at benefiting about 390 million poor, non-unionised workers.
Once passed by parliament, the scheme will provide the workers with life insurance and disability protection."
"Under the new scheme, the non-unionised, casual worker will be entitled to life insurance and health and disability benefits by contributing just one rupee ( three cents Canadian) a day.
The government and employers will also contribute an equal amount towards.
Those earning less than 6,500 rupees ($160) annually will be designated as living below the poverty line, and their one-rupee share will be paid for by the federal government.
It is estimated that the government will need $22.2 billion to implement the scheme."
via BBC
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