Social Security

Intensified Campaign of Social Protection: We hold that the employers’ demand of ‘hire and fire’ and labour flexibilities should be balanced with social security measures, such as pension, provident fund, insurance, including health insurance, education allowance for the family of the workers, and unemployment benefit, among others. To materialise this, the following will be done:

    #  Campaign for an integrated social security fund while disseminating, advocating and lobbying for other 9 aspects of social security

    #  Consolidate and continue with ‘micro- health insurance’ schemes

    #  Mobilise workers to raise awareness on workplace safety, occupational safety and health, and, thus, to protect workers from occupational hazards and diseases. Implement various constructive pressure-campaigns to use the funds deposited at the National Welfare Fund in favour of the workers

    #  The situation of women’s health is heart-rending, and the sufferers from the situation are in the thousands. With the aim of providing some relief to the suffering sisters, GEFONT has established a Working Women Assistance Fund, and has started providing medical support to the concerned after the Fourth Congress. This Fund will be strengthened & mobilised and as an emergency relief fund, a new scheme will be launched in this tenure for all GEFONT members