| Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | Act No. 33 of 2008 |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Enacted by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 23 October 2008 |
| Enacted by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 17 December 2008 |
| Assented to | 30 December 2008 |
| Commenced | 16 May 2009 |
| Repealed | 3 May 2021 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha | Unorganised Sector Workers' Social Security Bill, 2007 |
| Bill citation | Bill No. LXVII of 2007 |
| Introduced by | Oscar Fernandes, Minister for Labour and Employment |
| Repealed by | |
| The Code on Social Security, 2020 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 was an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to provide for the social security and welfare of the unorganised workers (meaning home-based workers, self-employed workers or daily-wage workers). This act received the assent of the President of India on 30 December 2008.[1] It is replaced by The Code on Social Security, 2020.
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The now-replaced act provided for the constitution of National Social Security Board at the Central level which shall recommend formulation of social security schemes viz life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection and any other benefit as may be determined by the Government for unorganised workers. As a follow-up to the implementation of the Act, the National Social Security Board was set up on 18 August 2009.[2]
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- Indian labour law
- UK labour law
- US labor law
- German labour law
- European labour law
- Unorganised Workers' Identification Number
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