Labour Co-Operatives in India

Presented By :-Sandeep Kumar

Ravindra Singh

Shivesh Dubey

What is Labour Co-Operatives

Labor co-operatives societies are those which work for giving

employment to the group of laborers.

The remuneration received after the work done is distributed

equitably among the laborers by organizing themselves into

labor co-operatives.

Workers can do collective bargaining instead of individual

bargaining.

Labor co-operative undertakes work in building construction,

roads, factories, irrigation canals, dam projects etc.

Characteristics worker cooperative has the characteristic that the majority of its workforce

own shares, and the majority of shares are owned by the workforce.

The free and voluntary membership of their members, in order to

contribute with their personal work and economic resources, is conditioned

by the existence of workplaces.

Objectives To impart skill training to members at reasonable rates and provides

education.

To help in collective bargaining instead of individual bargaining.

Better working conditions for its members.

Better Payment of salaries/wages to its members.

To provide basic essential tools to members to carry forward the job.

It is an apex organization established in the year 1981, now

working under the provisions of Multi State Cooperative

Societies Act (2002).

NLCF's main objective is to organize, promote, co-ordinate,

help and develop the working of Labour Cooperatives for

economic and social development .

NATIONAL LABOUR COOPERATIVES FEDERATION OF INDIA LTD (NLCF)

Functions of NLCF To organize, promote and develop labour cooperatives, their district

and/ state level unions/federations.

To promote the economic interests of its members including their

affiliated societies vis a vis NLCF to obtain work from work awarding

agencies and to ensure the execution through labour cooperatives to

improve the financial position of NLCF and to provide regular work

to member cooperatives round the year.

To set up industries, plants,etc., in collaboration with other

cooperatives for the manufacture of construction material, equipments

and allied products to facilitate the working of member cooperatives

Problems of labour co-operatives

Lack of continuous work.

Competition from private sectors.

Lack of skill among members.

Lack of good and healthy working conditions.

Remedies

Labour co-operatives must have skilled and unskilled kind of Jobs.

Labour co-operatives should be exempted from paying earnest money or

guarantee amount.

The machinery required for jobs should be provided to them on rental

basis.

Assignment of work that is safe and perennial in nature.