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#Thread Savior of labours, brought 8 hours of duty for labours in India. Dr. Ambedkar changed the working time from 12 hours to 8 hours in the 7th session of Indian Labour Conference in New Delhi, November 27, 1942. which became a light for workers in India.

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Revolutionary Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the first person who brought “Equal pay for equal work irrespective of the sex” in India in terms of Industrial workers as a Labour Minister in the Viceroy executive council.

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Ambedkar framed many laws for women workers in India such as ‘Mines Maternity Benefit Act’, ‘Women Labour Welfare Fund’, ‘Women and Child Labour Protection Act’, ‘Maternity Benefit for Women Labour’ & ‘Restoration of Ban on Employment of Women on Underground Work in Coal Mines’

Employees State Insurance (ESI) helps the workers with medical care, medical leave, physical disability caused due to injuries sustained during work, workmen’s compensation and for the provision of various facilities.

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Ambedkar enacted and brought it for the benefit of workers. India was the first nation among East Asian countries to bring Insurance Act for the well-being of employees

Dearness Allowance (DA) & ‘Leave Benefit’ & ‘Revision of Scale of Pay’ were introduced by Dr. Ambedkar

As Labour Member of the Viceroy’s Council, Dr. Ambedkar initiated programs to increase the productivity of workers, by providing them with education and important skills required for performing jobs better, health care and maternity leave provisions for women workers

Dr Ambedkar set up the ‘Tripartite Labour Council’ in 1942 to safeguard social security measures for the workers, giving equal opportunity to the workers and employers to participate in the formulation of labour policy by introducing compulsory recognition of trade unions.

Labour was placed in the ‘Concurrent List’, ‘Chief and Labour Commissioners’ were appointed, the ‘Labour Investigation Committee’ was formed – credit for all these goes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.

‘Minimum Wages Act’ was Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s contribution so was the ‘Maternity Benefit Bill’, empowering women workers.

If there are ‘Employment Exchanges’ in India today, it is because of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s vision.

If workers can go on strike for their rights, it is because of Babasaheb Ambedkar – he had clearly recognised the ‘Right to Strike’ by the workers.

On 8th Nov, 1943 Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar brought the ‘Indian Trade Unions Bill’ for compulsory recognition of trade unions.

Role of Dr Ambedkar as a labour leader | The Ambedkarite Today ambedkaritetoday.com/2020/05/ambedk…