E- shram Portal

Current Context : Ministry of Labour & Employment introduced e-Shram portal at 112th International Labour Conference in Geneva.

ABOUT

• e-Shram portal is an initiative designed as a comprehensive “One-Stop-Solution” for India’s unorganised workers.
• It was launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on 26 August 2021 for registration and creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganized Workers.
• The portal is integrated with several platforms including the National Career Service (NCS) Portal, Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), myScheme portal, and the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhaan (PMSYM) scheme.
• It allows an unorganised worker to register himself or herself on the portal on self-declaration basis, under 400 occupations in 30 broad occupation sectors.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO)

• ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations(UN) dedicated to improving labour conditions and living standards throughout the world.
• It was established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versaillesas.
• It became the first affiliated specialized agency of the UN in 1946.