INTRODUCTION

Labour welfare is an important dimension of industrial

relation, labour welfare includes overall welfare facilities

designed to take care of well being of employee's and in
order to increase their living standard.
It can also be provided by government, non government
agencies and trade unions.

HISTORY OF LABOUR WELFARE

In India the labour welfare started sometime during the 1 st

world war (1914-1918). Till then wellbeing of workers in

factories was hardly thought by anybody.
Industrial Labour Organization has played a very significant
role for labour welfare.
Formed by Indian central government and state governments
for welfare of labour in Industries
Government has laid down minimum standards for
employment and working conditions in organizations.
trade unions and various social organizations also function as
agencies for implementation of labour welfare measures.

DEFINITION
According to Arthur James

Labour welfare means anything done for the comfort and

improvement, intellectual and social, of the employees
over and above the wages paid which is not a necessity of
the Industry.

INDUSTRIAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION

According to Industrial Labour Organization (ILO)

Labour welfare may be understood and including such

services facilities and amenities which may be established

in vicinity of undertaking to perform their work in healthy
and congenial environment and to avail of facilities which
improve their health and bring high morale.

OBJECTIVES OF LABOUR WELFARE

Labour welfare provides social comfort to employees.
It provides intellectual improvement of employees.
To build stable work force.
To make employees lives good and worth living.
To provide healthy and proper working conditions.
To ensure well being of employees and families.

PRINCIPLES

Welfare activities will be carried out at all

levels in the organization.
It will be provided over and above regular
wages.
It can be a social concept which relates to
welfare of employees, their families and
community as a whole.

NATURE OF WELFARE
Schemes of labour welfare shall be updated time to time

according to needs of workers.

Labour welfare provides facilities in addition to regular
wages and other economic benefits.
Employers, government, NGOs etc. introduce labour
welfare measures.
Labour welfare provides facilities which improves
workers work-life balance.

SCOPE OF LABOUR
Working Environment
Health facilities
General welfare programs
Economic welfare programs
Labour welfare programs