ENSURE EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN PUNE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN DIGNITY

• Action 3.2.1 Ensure universal coverage and delivery of coordinated social protection
• Action 3.2.2 Improve government regulation and worker entitlements, especially for the most vulnerable informal work
• Action 3.2.3 Create an enabling environment for formation, recognition, engagement and promotion of worker collectives

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Action 3.2.1 Ensure universal coverage and delivery of coordinated social protection

Lead: PMC Social Development Department (SDD)

‘Social protection’ is used here in a broad sense to refer to social insurance, social assistance, and social safety nets – medical insurance, housing, and pensions being the most important priorities. Beneficiaries are often not able to access programs they are entitle to because they may lack proper documentation. In addition the bureaucratic steps to sign up and avail benefits are a major hindrance, especially since programs are operated under various city, state and national government departments. But ensuring these basic protections are availed can increase productivity of the city’s workforce.

• Project 3.2.1.1 Doorstep, personalized assistance for coordinated and easy access of social protection programs- like Hakdarshak. Can work with individuals as well us employers.
• Project 3.2.1.2 PMC Single window unit for coordinating different state and local government programs
• Project 3.2.1.3 Emergency social safety nets – like homeless shelters, food kitchens

Action 3.2.2 Improve government regulation and worker entitlements, especially for the most vulnerable informal work

Lead: PMC Social Development Department

Many informally availed services in the city are not well regulated by the government, such as domestic work, construction, sanitation, transportation, etc. While these create employment and are important, the workers work in vulnerable conditions and don’t enjoy basic entitlements like livable wages, paid leaves, healthy working hours and are often exposed to hazardous working conditions that impact both mental and physical health. The risks and regulations for the different types of work are varied. These need to be assessed individually and suitable regulations for each need to be developed and enforced.

• Project 3.2.2.1 Vulnerability assessment of informal workers – domestic, construction, sanitation, transportation, waste- pickers, etc.
• Project 3.2.2.2 Single window at PMC for coordination & convergence with various state and national depts. (e.g.: labor dept.)

Action 3.2.3 Create an enabling environment for formation, recognition, engagement and promotion of worker collectives

Lead: NULM + PMC SDD

Organizing can begin to address the vulnerability, insecurity and dependence commonly experienced by the working poor in the urban informal economy whose lives are controlled by powerful economic and political forces. But, organizing informal work by itself is not sufficient to bring about needed changes. Workers need representative voice in those institutions and processes that set policies and the ‘rules of the (economic) game’. Ensuring a voice for informal workers in relevant urban planning, policy making, and rule-setting processes requires supporting the growth of their organizations, and building capacity for leadership, policy advocacy, and collective bargaining.

• Project 3.2.3.1 Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA)+ NULM – by organizing communities at the grassroots level, MEPMA facilitates the formation of SHGs, Slum Level Federations, & Town Level Federations with the objective of organizing the poor into self-reliant and self- managed groups (in all the slums), SHG-Bank Linkages, etc.