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Apr-Aug 2019 Creating Opportunity to Work with Dignity Issue 6

Joint Secretary & Director General (Labour welfare)

With warm regards.

I, as Joint Secretary, MoLE and Director General (Labour Welfare), have long been made aware of the

vulnerabilities, strengths, limitations and opportunities in this sector, and desire that the, stakeholders, such

as industry and training partners are also cognizant about their roles and responsibilities.

Ajay Tewari, IAS

Domestic Workers Sector has always been a subject matter of priority for us in MoLE. Our

Prime Minister has always focused on the social security of the unorganised workers of

which domestic workers form a big chunk. Coupled with this, the “beti bachao, beti

padhao” programme, has also been at the core of the social development agenda for our

PM. To further this end, my attention shall also be on to get a 'National Policy for the

Domestic Workers' with an aim to provide them decent work conditions and work place empowerment.

Let me assure the stakeholders of this sector that their concerns are our issues at the MoLE and that it will

always be our endeavour to work together as a team to support each other. They should not hesitate to

approach my Directorate or Ministry to find solutions to the challenges. My staff at the directorate has been

sensitised towards the needs of the Domestic Workers Sector.

Jai Bharat

Ministry of Labour and Employment

It is indeed a proud privilege for me to be associated with DWSSC as a Governing Council

Member from Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE).

Government of India

FOREWORD FROM JS & DGLW

DOMESTIC WORKERS SKILL CONCLAVE (CHAPTER-NORTH EAST)- GUWAHATI

Apr-Aug 2019 DWSSC Bulle tin

Inauguration

The event was inaugurated by Shri Chandra Mohan Patowary, Hon'ble Minister of Skill, Employment &

Entrepreneurship, Transport, Industry & Commerce, Parliamentary Affairs Dept., Act East Policy Affairs

(Government of Assam) as Chief Guest.

• Shri Pallab Lochan Das, Hon'able Minister of State (I) Labour & Welfare Dept) Guest of Honour,

• Shri Ashutosh Agnihotri, IAS, Commissioner & Secretary, Skill Employment & Entrepreneurship

Department, Govt. of Assam,

• Shri Amod K. Kanth, Chairman, Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council,

• Dr. L. R. Bishnoi, IPS, Addional DG, CID, Govt of Assam,

• Shri Anand Prakash Tiwari, IPS, Mission Director Assam Skill Development Mission, and

North East employs and migrates a large number of women and young girls for Domestic work. Less than 1% of

the workforce is formally trained and cer fied 80-85% workers are poten al beneficiaries of skill development ti ti

programs. With that in mind, DOMESTIC WORKERS SKILL CONCLAVE (CHAPTER-NORTH EAST) was organised at

Guwaha on 14 Jun 2019 at NEDFi House. ti

Aim

Dis nguished Guests/VIPs on Boardti

The aim was to facilitate linkages among various stakeholders in the sector for improved service delivery for the

clients and improved reward package for the workers. The quintessence is achieving last mile connectivity and

ensuring positive outcomes for the entire industry in the North East.

• tiShri Narayan Konwar, IAS, Labour Commissioner, Govt. of Assam as dis nguished guests.

03 Jul 2019

Our Industry Partner PORTEA Medical organised a stakeholder’s meet to brainstorm on skill development of

caregivers segment, mobilizing the right candidates for caregiving job roles and on how to promote the

importance of home-based care model amongst the candidates. DWSSC was honoured as the 'Platinum

Partner ' for providing excellent manpower to PORTEA.

The Chairman, Mr Amod K Kanth, responded “You all deserve profuse compliments and congratulations. It's a

tribute to our hard-work, clear thinking and ability to execute our programs the best way within our limited

resources and constraints.“

DWSSC climbed the ladder from 16th in the financial year 2017-18 to FOURTH position currently, amongst all

the SSCs, based on the performance under the Annual Business Plan in 34 indicators .

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN RANKING: FY 2018-19


During the period, DWSSC completed

training of 240 youth at eight loca ons of ti

SSB on the job role of Housekeeper cum

Cook (Man Friday). All the courses were

carried out in remote or/and border

areas.

DWSSC has also conducted various RPLs in the states of Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Punjab,

Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan & Maharashtra.

DWSSC completed a RPL program (2000 candidates) for domestic workers in Tamil Nadu in association with

TNSDC by May 2019. The programme commenced in Mar 2019.

By 31 Aug 2019, 459 candidates have been certified from

Maple Bear, Maintenance House and PSIPL, the Best in Class

Employers. The programme commenced in Sep 2018

Overall Certifications under RPL 4

09 Apr 2019: Orientation session was conducted for PSIPL by

DWSSC under the scheme RPL 4 Best in Class Employer

SSB: Closing ceremony of 'Housekeeper cum Cook (Man Friday) batches at

Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Training Centre-Udalguri, was conducted on 05 Apr

2019. Shri P. Stobdan, IG, Froner HQ, Tezpur and Sh. Chance Keishing, DIG, SHQ,

Bezpara attended amongst others.

BSF - Man Friday project: Training under the special project 'Man Friday' has been

planned in 16 border loca ons. Of these, the training has commenced in eight ti

loca ons. These are in states of Rajasthan, West Bengal, Chha sgarh, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura. As in case of ti tti

SSB, this project is also meant to train the youth from the border. The training is being conducted as per the NOS

of the Job Role 'Housekeeper cum Cook'

TRAINING, RPL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

RPL 4 Projects

Special Projects

RPL Projects


Aug 2019: Conduct of Impact Assessment of Training Activity

During Aug 2019, impact assessments were conducted in various places across Delhi-NCR to understand the

effectiveness of our training and other related activities which are imparted to domestic workers under RPL

programme. From this activity, it transpired that, while the activity was conducted in satisfactory manner,

nevertheless, some gaps were identified and immediate action taken to address the same.

Conducted a job mela in Ranchi, by DWSSC and PORTEA. 14 were

offered jobs as caretakers by PORTEA at Delhi/ NCR. All of them

were willing to migrate to NCR

06 Jun 2019

Job Mela was also conducted by Seema Suraksha Bal at Udalgiri,

Assam for the beneficiaries cerfied as Housekeeper cum Cook

(Man Friday), consequent to the STT organised by DWSSC, and

conducted by SSB. The Job Mela was conducted in conjunc on ti

with the Oyo Rooms

12 May 2019

01 Aug 2019

Job Mela was conducted at Gumla by our TP, Aura Edu, duly

supported by Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society. The

same was conducted to fill the requirements of Child and Elderly

Care-takers (Non-Clinical)

A job mela was organized by Training Partner Sneha Educa onal ti

Institute, Arambagh. 30 candidates on were absorbed by NIS

Facility Services Pvt Ltd. As 'General Housekeeper'.

26 Aug 2019


MEGA PLACEMENT DRIVE: CHAPTER 2019

IMPACT ASSESSMENT

DWSSC organised workshops and awareness camps for female candidates on Menstrual Hygiene on

“Menstrual Hygiene Day” on 28 May 2019, at Kalaigaon, Assam, to enable the girls to achieve their full

potential.

A workshop was conducted by Martha Farrell Founda on and PRIA (Society for Par cipatory Research In Asia)ti ti

supported by Embassy of Netherlands with a view to ensure safe, secure and dignified workplaces for women

domestic workers in India.

She also specified the limita ons and poverty ridden condi ons the Domestic workers were func oning/ ti ti ti

working. Focussing on the fact that this sector was the largest unorganised sector, there was a need to bring the

same under the social security net in the organised business.

26 Jul 2019

Mr. Amod Kanth, Chairman DWSSC briefed the chorum on 'Skill Development of Domestic Workers for their

improved Livelihood'. Manager Advocacy and Business Development briefed the chorum of the NSQF aligned

job roles in the Domestic Workers Sector and progression therein.

26 JUL 2019: WORKSHOP BY MARTHA FARRELL FOUNDATION

28 MAY 2019: MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY: AWARENESS


IMPORTANT EVENTS


WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY: 15 JUL 2019: ACTIVITIES

Candidates of our new Job Role 'Household Multi Purpose Executive' were presented with RPL certificates by

Shri Manohar Lal, Hon'ble, Chief Minister of State of Haryana, at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.

These candidates were trained by Centum Learning under Haryana Skill Development Mission.

Candidates of our job role 'General Housekeeper' were presented with RPL certificates by Shri Mahendra Nath

Pandey, Hon'ble Minister - Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship at Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi.

These candidates were trained by Urban Clap under PMKVY – Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna.

Our Training Partner Creative Brains conducted RPL certification ceremonies at various locations in Madhya

Pradesh on World Youth Skills Day. These candidates were also up skilled to the job role of Housekeeper cum

Cook.

DWSSC ENTERS B VOC (CAREGIVER) DEGREE COURSE


ENTER THE BACHELOR OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSE

IV. Private Tutor/ Governess.

III. Manager Care Home/ Old Age Home/ PwD Home.

DWSSC enters into B Voc in an effort to make the Domestic

Workers sector Aspirational:

I. Baby Caregiver.

II. Supervisor Care Home/ Old Age Home/ PwD Home

On 6th Aug 2019, we signed a landmark MoU with Vidya Jyoti

Education Society (VJES), Chandigarh also known as Vidya Jyoti Edu-

versity to launch Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc-Child Caregiver)

course in comprehensive Child Caregiving. This program shall be

credit based, wherein the trainees have option to obtain Certificate/

Diploma/Advance Diploma/B.Voc degree for the said job role, as

convenient/ as per credit rating achieved, with option to return to

carry on these studies, from where they have separated.

DWSSC is also in negotiation with IKG Punjab Technical University for

similar arrangement, widening the scope of the said B Voc Course.

The course will include the following Job Roles of the DWSSC:

30 AUG 2019: REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF DOMESTIC WORKERS


09 AUG 2019: INTERACTIVE MEET WITH INDUSTRY/ ADVOCACY PARTNERS

Partnership Certification

Distribution cum Interaction

Session with our Advocacy

Partners and new Industry

Partners. Various topics like

RPL4, special training of

Domestic Workers with NGOs,

introduction to new job roles,

and the opportunities under

the Apprenticeship Act were

discussed. A brainstorming

session on ways to provide

livelihood to the domestic

workers was also conducted.

DWSSC expressed its gratitude

to the Industry / Advocacy

Partners by providing the

Partnership Certification.

Regional conference on "Human Rights of Domestic Workers: Issues and Challenges" was held at ILS Law

College, Pune under the aegis of National Human Rights Commission. The discussion weared around the

limitations under which the domestic workers are working in the country, and methods to improve their

economic conditions and provide them dignity and social security. CEO attended the discussion as a panel

speaker and brought out the ground realities on the subject.


ABOUT DEVELOPING THE TRAINING/ SKILLS

QRC MEETING: 16 AUG 2019

In a QRC Meeng at NSDC, New Delhi on 16 Aug 2019, DWSSC submitted additional three job roles to be inserted

into the Occupational Map. The job roles were introduced by the CEO. QRC has approved the same. These job

roles are:-

A person who can undertake all basic level work for electrical,

plumbing, physical load shitting, carpentry, auto cleaning/

support in kitchens in a household

Visits the elderly persons, provides emotional, material and

social support. Assists in personal work/documents, liaison

and work with Govt./ Financial Institutions. Accompany them

to the market/ Govt offices/Banks/Hospitals, where required

He/ she should have factual knowledge and practical skills of

the deep cleaning in the houses/residences. Deep Cleaning

Executive may carry out his work independently as a service

provider, or form part of a service providing organisation.

Ser

NoJob Role Brief Job Description

Min

Education

NSQF

Level

1 Handy

Worker

Preferably

10th 4

2 Elderly

Minder

Preferably

10th 4

3 Deep

Cleaning

Executive

Preferably 8th

4

23rd NSQC Meetting was held at Kaushal Bhawan, NSDA on 22 Aug 2019. CEO presented the Job Role Caregiver

Person with Disability (Non Clinical) to be approved as aligned with NSQF. The committee heard the

presentation, discussed and approved the same as aligned with NSQF.

23rd NSQC MEETING: 22 AUG 2019

DWSSC has established DWSSC Chapter Jharkhand at Ranchi with a view to mobilize the domestic workers for

migration under the able guidance of Shri RP Singh, Ex India Forest Service, Ex DG SIRD, Ex MD & CEO JSDM.

This office also has the responsibility of ensuring migration support.

ESTABLISHING DWSSC, JHARKHAND CHAPTER

DO LETTER FROM MSDE TO ALL SSDMs


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IT’S FESTIVAL AHEAD

It's time to change our mind set towards our house help!! It's time to make it a festival season for them too!!

With this year's festive season nearing in, we need to change this attitude that we have towards our domestic

help and actually thank them for their services rendered to our homes and families throughout the year. Let's

treat them as any other formal sector employee by giving them a small bonus with a new saree or a suit as a

token of love.

While most workers in the organised sector and even some workers from unorganized sector like security

guards receive bonuses from their employers and organisations around the festive season in the form of cash,

domestic workers do not get to enjoy this lavishness. Instead, in most parts of the country, old sarees and

clothes are given to them in the form of “Baksheesh” which is sometime accompanied by a meagre token

amount to buy “laddoo” for her family.

Business Development and Advocacy

It is a festival for themselves and their families also, and they too deserve to be as happy as any other formal

sector employee enjoying this me like any other formal job deserves in return for their services.

This Festival season, let's thank our domestic workers for keeping our home as a home!

For ages, domestic work has always been a female dominated sector and in India's unorganized sector which

constitutes nearly 93% of the total economy, domestic workers constitute a whopping 25 million, with 90%

being women.

Ankita Borthakur

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