What issue is being addressed?
India's industrial workforce is predominantly composed of impermanent, contractual, and supply chain workers, with over 50% falling into this category. Despite enduring long hours, often exceeding 12 hours a day for 6 to 7 days a week, they frequently earn less than $5 per day. Their lack of formal job contracts and social security exacerbates their vulnerability, with their health and safety coverage often dictated by their contract terms rather than the risks associated with their work. These workers are often treated as expendable rather than as a potential resource of 200 million individuals waiting to be tapped.
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What issue is being addressed?
India's industrial workforce is predominantly composed of impermanent, contractual, and supply chain workers, with over 50% falling into this category. Despite enduring long hours, often exceeding 12 hours a day for 6 to 7 days a week, they frequently earn less than $5 per day. Their lack of formal job contracts and social security exacerbates their vulnerability, with their health and safety coverage often dictated by their contract terms rather than the risks associated with their work. These workers are often treated as expendable rather than as a potential resource of 200 million individuals waiting to be tapped.
What does the vertical do?
Social Compact is a multi-stakeholder platform, led by Dasra, aiming to enhance the dignity and equity of 1 million industry-engaged informal workers and their families in India. It fosters collaboration between worker organizations like Aajeevika Bureau and the Centre for Social Justice and industry leaders such as Forbes Marshall and Thermax. The platform has developed a framework of six human-centric outcomes. Social Compact serves as an enabling platform, assisting companies in strengthening their business systems and practices to ensure better action, transparency, and accountability for the well-being of informal workers.
Impact so far
Since its establishment following the initial COVID-19 lockdown, 61 companies have embarked on the Social Compact journey. The platform has engaged with companies across diverse sectors, impacting around 300,000 industry-engaged workers in India. Additionally, Social Compact organizations have collaborated with companies to establish Worker Facilitation Centres (WFCs) in five industry hubs across Pune and Gujarat. These WFCs have linked over 10,500 workers to government benefits worth $10.8 million and facilitated need-based benefits worth over $66,000.
India's industrial workforce is predominantly composed of impermanent, contractual, and supply chain workers, with over 50% falling into this category. Despite enduring long hours, often exceeding 12 hours a day for 6 to 7 days a week, they frequently earn less than $5 per day. Their lack of formal job contracts and social security exacerbates their vulnerability, with their health and safety coverage often dictated by their contract terms rather than the risks associated with their work. These workers are often treated as expendable rather than as a potential resource of 200 million individuals waiting to be tapped.
Social Compact is a multi-stakeholder platform, led by Dasra, aiming to enhance the dignity and equity of 1 million industry-engaged informal workers and their families in India. It fosters collaboration between worker organizations like Aajeevika Bureau and the Centre for Social Justice and industry leaders such as Forbes Marshall and Thermax. The platform has developed a framework of six human-centric outcomes. Social Compact serves as an enabling platform, assisting companies in strengthening their business systems and practices to ensure better action, transparency, and accountability for the well-being of informal workers.
Since its establishment following the initial COVID-19 lockdown, 61 companies have embarked on the Social Compact journey. The platform has engaged with companies across diverse sectors, impacting around 300,000 industry-engaged workers in India. Additionally, Social Compact organizations have collaborated with companies to establish Worker Facilitation Centres (WFCs) in five industry hubs across Pune and Gujarat. These WFCs have linked over 10,500 workers to government benefits worth $10.8 million and facilitated need-based benefits worth over $66,000.