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Title: SOCIAL SECURITY ISSUES OF WORKERS IN INDIA DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Dr. Kavita Solanki
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Dr. Kavita Solanki Assistant Professor, University School of Law & Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka-75, New- Delhi
MLA 8 Solanki, Dr. Kavita. "SOCIAL SECURITY ISSUES OF WORKERS IN INDIA DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 10, Oct. 2020, pp. 3011-3039, doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i10.014. Accessed Oct. 2020. APA 6 Solanki, D. (2020, October). SOCIAL SECURITY ISSUES OF WORKERS IN INDIA DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(10), 3011-3039. doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i10.014 Chicago Solanki, Dr. Kavita. "SOCIAL SECURITY ISSUES OF WORKERS IN INDIA DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 10 (October 2020), 3011-3039. Accessed October, 2020. doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i10.014.
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Abstract: Social Security as a concept is as old as the history of mankind in this world. With advancement in time and with change in the society, social security as a concept started devolving and developing through every phase of life. The concept social security itself is very wide and cannot be put into simple words and it mean different things for different strata of the society. Social security is an ideal that all welfare states aims to achieve for its society. It is such a dynamic concept that it keeps on evolving and changing as per the time and need of the society. Social security for the workers however remains an unsolved problem It remains unsolved issue because a concept which is in existence since time immemorial has still not achieved its potential on the ground. The workers of the unorganized sector i.e. the sector that makes up the major proportion of the total workforce still remain exposed to the contingencies of life and are still not ensured without adequate social security cover. The legislature, prior to independence and even after independence has enacted several legislations to ensure social security to the workers. Some of these legislations have proved to be successful on the ground, whereas some of them are still toothless tigers with no practical feasibility. The study of social security becomes all the more relevant during times of crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has affected every sector of the economy and have pushed the workers, especially the workers of unorganized workers who live on daily wages, at the verge of starvation. The present study, thus aims to analyze the social security legislations, to trace the references of social security in five year Plans and in the Constitution of India and suggestions for effective social security system.

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