RIGHTS OF WOMEN WORKING IN UNORGANIZED SECTOR IN INDIA: A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Women's enablement is vital to the advancement of the country. No country can develop without the empowerment of women. Recent studies have shown that large numbers of the women workforce are in the unorganized sector the unorganized sector has become an integral part of our Indian economy.1 Human rights are the elementary rights and liberty that belong to every person. They are grounded on important principal like the dignity of life, impartiality, and fairness.2 The right to a safe and dignified life is envisaged in Article 21 of our Constitution that cannot be alienated from the human being. despite their considerable participatory role, the nature of work, status at work, working and living conditions, and the role of placement agencies, have not been interpreted in a way that gains support for the promotion and protection of their labour rights. women workers share an underprivileged position due to poverty, illiteracy, poor skill, low earnings and low productivity. The government of India is working to protect and promote the rights of women. These laws need to be executed strictly to curb rising human rights abuses. The Unorganized Workers Social Security Act, of 2008 did not meet the prerequisite of women workers in a strict sense and constitutional provisions, provisions of Labour Laws, and judicial assertions relating to working women in the unorganized sector are not adequate. The Governance arrangements for the execution of maternity prerogatives, job security, protection against exploitation and prejudiced attitudes, are not acceptable to promote the quality of work by confirming a decent standard of right to life for women workers.