The question (12 marks)
Who is an unorganised worker, and what does the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 do for him? Explain the schemes, the Social Security Boards and the machinery of registration, and assess how far the Act secures an enforceable right. (12 marks)
MU Module IV, Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act 2008, concepts, Boards and administrative machinery; pack ch. 04 §§2–5.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Unorganised Workers' Social Security and Child Labour of Labour Law and Industrial Relations – II.
Authorities you will need
- Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act 2008, ss. 2(b), 2(f), 2(k), 2(l), 2(m) and 2(n)
- Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act 2008, s. 3 and Schedules I and II
- Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act 2008, ss. 4 and 7
- Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act 2008, ss. 5 and 6, especially ss. 5(8) and 6(8)
- Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act 2008, ss. 8, 9 and 10
- Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act 2008, ss. 11, 12 and 16
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