Beedi industry is now more than a century old. Ever since the introduction of tobacco cultivation in the country a sizeable segment of labour force is engaged in different processes of tobacco from its production to consumption. The most visible and important aspect of tobacco use is its transformation into beedis. Today the beedi making alone engages more than four million workers including children and most of them are home based and piece rated. Their plight attracted attention of the authorities and as a result, some welfare measures have been adopted by the Government of India. The present volume provides a comprehensive picture of global t9obacco industry, tendu leaf production, beedi workers in India, their problems and the welfare measures. It also critically examines the process of operation of the fund and suggests measures for improving the system to make it more beedi-workers friendly. The book may be useful for policy makers, organizers of beedi workers, researchers and students of Labour Economics.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M.M. Rehman
M.M. Rehman is Fellow at the V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida. He is author of several books and research reports on various aspects of Indian labour scenario.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Uday Kumar Varma
Uday Kumar Varma is a Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer belonging to 1976 batch. He is presently working as Director, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, an autonomous Institute under Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. He has held important positions both in Government of Madhya Pradesh and Government of India. In M.P. he has served as Industries Commissioner; Commissioner and Secretary, Tribal Development; Commissioner; Women and Child Development and as Commissioner and Secretary, Health. As Commissioner, Women and Child Development, M.P., he was instrumental in drafting the State’s Woman’s Policy. He is a Member of ‘Academic Council of IGNOU, New Delhi and is on the National Steering Committee of NACO on HIV / AIDS related Research Programmes. He was also the Chairman of the Committee Constituted by Ministry of Labour, Government of India to examine the functioning of the Office of Protector General of Emigrants & Study of the Operation and Long Term Relevance of the Emigration Act, 1983 (submitted the report in August, 2003 to the Government). He is also a Member of the Task Force constituted by Ministry of Labour to examine the Implementation of the Unorganised Sector Workers Social Security Scheme. He has presented a number of papers on labour related issues in various seminars and conferences in India and abroad. He was the Chairmperson of the expert group that formulated the ILO code of Practice on HIV / AIDS. He is also co-author of : (i) Labour Market and Employment Assessment: A District Level analysis; (ii) Labour, Employment and Gender Issues in EPZs: The Case of NEPZ; and also contributed to a book: Small Hands in South Asia: Child Labour in Perspective.
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