Contents 'Preface & Acknowledgement ix List of Contributors xi Introduction xiii 1. The Need for Social Security - An Assessment based on Indian Experience Shailaja Menon 1 2. The Concern for Social Security in Informal Activity in India Nilaiijan Biswas & Anil Bliuitnali 22 3. Managing Social Security Schemes in India Sidhartha Sarkar 36 4. Unorganized Workers in India: A Perspective Towards Unemployment, Poverty and Social Expenditure Jayant Kumar & Hitesh Bhatia 47 5. Plights of Workers in the Unorganized Sector- A Case Study of Construction Workers in Anantapur City (A.P.) G. Satyanarayana, Y. Keshava Reddy & C. Thirupalu 61 6. Social Security for Worker in the Informal Sector - A Case Study of Optical Industry in Baroda P.M. Shah 72 7. Pattern of Migration and Employment Status Among Migrant Workers in Informal Sector- An Analysis in Select Areas of Thrissur District Antlselvam K. & Lift K.T. 79 8. Social Security of Unorganised Workers with Special Reference to the Migrant Labour Population in Assam Suparna Ghosh & Nayan Barua 96 9. Social Security for Women Workers in the Informal Sector- Imperatives, Types and Modalities fyoti Achanta & Sarita Agrawal 109 10. Gender and Social Security in Unorganised Sector: A Case Study of Brick Industry in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu C. Miithnraja 132 11. Women Workers in Unorganised Sector- A Case Study of Bamboo Workers in Coimbatore District Sherly Kurien 143 12. Social Security Systems in India and Japan: A Comparative Analysis Sib Ranjan Misra 151 Index 185