Scheme Workers: Nightingales Subsidising Govt's Welfare Programmes HD

The 45th Session of the Indian Labour Conference was recently held in New Delhi on May 17-18. Among other things, it recommended minimum wages for workers employed in central government schemes such as Anganwadi, Mid Day Meal and ASHA and recognising them as "workers" instead of "volunteers". Newsclick speaks to Dr. K. Hemalata, National Secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions on the working conditions of the scheme workers and their role in the Social Welfare Programmes of the Government of India.