MARGINALIZED WORKER PROGRAM

BACKGROUND

The labor sector of Pakistan is facing many problems in their daily life. In spite of their hard work and struggle, they are not being rewarded accordingly. They are hardly managing to feed their family. The Government officials and capitalists are exploiting them in different ways. They are being neglected especially the sanitary and brick kiln workers. The Government has taken some good steps for the betterment of this marginalized group of workers but it has not been implemented. These workers are considered the third class workers and have no respect, security and safety in their work. They are spending their lives on the fate of their employer. This program is started by Caritas in 1999 to the mobilizing and organizing these distressed workers.

GOAL

• Restoration of the dignity and values of the oppressed people
  

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

• to organize Marginalized Worker ( Sanitary, Brick kiln Workers, Carpet Weaver) to improve their capacity of life
  

AIM AND OBJECTIVES

• To contact and group formation of Sanitary Workers, Brick kiln Workers and Carpet Weavers
• To make them aware about rights / obligations and labor laws
• To identify problems / resources of workers
• Integration with others NGOs, GOs & CBOs
• To bring Sanitary, Brick kiln workers at one platform
  

ACTIVITIES

Meetings, Seminars, Workshops, Training, Resource Management, Collaboration with NGO’s, GOs and CBOs.

WORKING METHODOLOGY

The following methodology would adopt for organizing and development of the workers.

• Introduction of Marginalized Worker Program Animator to Parish Team (Parish Priest, Catechist and other Parish groups) through General Animator
• Identification of workers’ area through Parish Team, which should be need oriented
• Area analysis and identification of main problems of the worker
• Formation of group, which would be facilitated by MWP team
• Training of the group for their capacity building to get aware about their rights, obligation and how they can achieve their targets
• Planning to solve the problem and development of the workers
• Identification of sources and involved related NGOs and GOs with the group
• Involve this group with other groups on different levels like local, union and federation level
• Keep close contact with the group as well as other concerned authorities for labor rights and development
• Tried to get involved other development coordinators and organization according to the need
• Keep regular follow up for keeping them streamlined
  

PHASING OUT POLICY:

The animator of MWP would organize at least three groups of workers in a Parish and then these organized groups would help other communities in their Parish to get organized, while the concerned animator would move to the other Parish. The animator would however keep the follow up of Phased out Parish. The MWP animator will work in a Parish only for 2 years.

IMPACTS / EFFECTS

• Target Worker are got organized and well united to fight for their rights
• They are understanding their problems and ways to solve them
• They have come to know their rights, obligations and laws
• Their pessimistic attitude has been changed
• They are identifying the resource from NGOs and GOs for their support and development