In a historic initiative aimed at providing direct employment through modern digital facilities to workers and employers in a dignified manner across the state, the Haryana Labour Minister Anil Vij today launched the “ShramMitra” mobile app.
Developed by the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, this free of cost app is an advanced platform which will establish direct, transparent and quick communication between workers and employers.
The app will operate in three languages — Hindi, English, and Punjabi — so that maximum workers and employers can easily avail its benefits. The app will be available on both Android and Apple platforms and can be used by workers and employers across Haryana.
The app will work as an “Electronic Employment Exchange” for providing daily employment opportunities, while obsoleting the traditional pick up points at designated labour chowks and transforming the labour sector into a new fully digital, organised, and systematic ecosystem.
The Labour Department currently possesses detailed data of all labour chowks in the state, and nearly 135 labour chowks are operational across Haryana.
The app will operate with geo-mapping technology, through which workers and employers will be able to access live information regarding each other’s location, distance and travel time. This will save time and make the work process more effective, transparent, and smooth.
Through the app, workers will be able to register detailed information about their skills, experience and expertise, including professions such as mason, carpenter, electrician, plumber, gardener, painter, welder and various other trades. Additionally, self-employment-related professions such as barber, cobbler, and others can also be registered on this platform.
Vij said that the workers will no longer have to stand for hours at labour chowks in search of work. “Instead, they will be able to access employment opportunities while sitting in their homes through their mobile phones.
“The data of nearly 75,000 registered workers of the Labour Department has already been uploaded to the app. Labour Department employees will also visit various labour chowks to help workers install the app on their mobile phones, ensuring that a maximum number of workers become part of this digital platform”, he said.
The employers requiring workers for specific jobs will also be able to upload their requirements on the app. This will enable them to easily and quickly find skilled and unskilled workers as per their needs.
Both workers and employers will be able to communicate directly through the app. Facilities for discussing wages, work duration, worker experience and other important terms have also been incorporated into the platform.
