In a bid to disseminate information and provide essential services to unregistered migrant workers, the Nagaland Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (NBOCWWB) conducted a special registration camp at the Smart City Hotel construction site beginning from 16th- 17 July 2024. Organized alongside a health screening camp by the Department of Labour and the Medical Department, the event aimed to support inter-state migrant workers.
The program was chaired by Assistant Labour Commissioner of Kohima District, Neimenuo which saw a robust turnout. Neimenuo expressed gratitude to the participants, emphasizing the vulnerability of migrant workers and their limited access to healthcare services. She highlighted the Labour and Medical Departments' efforts to organize the health screening camp, which provided free medical services.
Deputy CEO NBOCWWB, Vikehieto Naki discussed and deliberated on the Ministry of Labour & Employment’s development of the eShram portal. This portal creates a National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW), linked with Aadhaar, enabling workers to access various schemes. The Welfare Board offers social security schemes to registered workers, including tools grants, insurance cover under the Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY), medical assistance, children's education allowances, and maternity benefits. To date, the Welfare Board has registered 6,661 workers in the state.
Dr. Kevi from the Medical Department provided an orientation on vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and chikungunya. He stressed the importance of maintaining a clean environment to prevent these diseases and encouraged workers to visit the nearest government health centres for blood tests at the first sign of illness.
Earlier, Deputy Commissioner, Kumar Ramnikant, IAS, inaugurated the camp, urging migrant workers to stay informed and register to avail the various schemes. He emphasized the importance of self-care and encouraged workers to utilize the free facilities provided at the camp.
The camp offered free services, including labour card registration, eShram registration, account opening services, and health screenings. Additionally, mosquito nets and medicines were distributed to all migrant workers by the Medical Department.
(Molungnenla, IA Kohima)
