Did you know - They build our homes but struggle to have one of their own?

NIRMANA works with construction workers to help them get their basic entitlements
such as health care, children's education, legal aid and pension

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Did you know – Despite stringent laws, they are denied basic rights?

NIRMANA steps in to ensure implementation of the Building and Other Construction Workers
(BOCW) Act across India, by highlighting violations to the Supreme Court

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Did you know - Women are at the losing end?

Mechanisation has taken away the livelihoods of women construction workers who largely perform unskilled and manual tasks. NIRMANA empowers women workers through
skill upgradation training programs

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Did you know that they leave their loved ones to work tirelessly in our homes?

Often those working to cook, clean and manage our homes come from the most marginalised communities
and remotest areas. They bear the burden of keeping their own families clothed and fed.
NIRMANA provides training, mentoring and counselling to secure dignified livelihoods for them

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NIRMANA is fighting tirelessly for domestic workers to have the same rights as all of us

We are advocating for a central legislation to provide for regulation to
improve working conditions of domestic workers and guarantee them social security

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WHY WE EXIST

• It is estimated that 94% of India’s workforce are in unorganised sector that contribute to about 50% of its economy (or GDP). Unorganised sector is characterised by lack of any single employer who addresses workers’ rights such as safety, social security like health-care / disability / old-age pension etc.

Condition of Female Workers:

The International Labour Organisation says that Women represent:

i) 50% of population

ii) 30% of the labour force

iii) Perform 60% of all working hours

iv) Receive 10% of the world’s Income

v) Own less than 1% of the world’s property.

• Construction and domestic workers as well as agricultural labour and street vendors amongst others are part of unorganised sector work-force. NIRMANA works for unorganised sector workers in general and specifically for construction and domestic workers (estimated at 44 and 4.8 million respectively in India during 2009-10).

• Construction workers migrate from one work-site to another often with their families living in deplorable and unhygienic conditions. We ensure that existing legislation for construction workers that provides benefits and social security are implemented on ground.

• Domestic workers are usually women and adolescent girls from marginalised communities many of whom are trafficked from tribal areas to fulfil a massive demand in the cities. Many others lead a life of discrimination and exploitation at their work place. We are advocating for a legislation to provide regulation of work and social security of domestic workers as India is a signatory to ILO Convention (C-189) on "Decent Work for Domestic Workers". Watch this video to understand entitlements of domestic workers like any other worker [Video © ILO ]

Our Founder : Mr Subhash Bhatnagar

WHO WE ARE

• NIRMANA (pronounced nirmaan (निर्माण) meaning “to build”) envisions an India wherein unorganised sector workers are empowered to achieve social security and dignified livelihoods.

• In order to achieve our objective, NIRMANA engages with any or every stakeholder; people’ representatives, government departments, civil society organisations, social movements and academicians.