- Dhuwarakha Sriram, Chief of YuWaahat, UNICEF India
Kum sawm kalta chhung khan India chuan Women’s Labour Force Participation Rate (WLFPR) tihsan kawngah hmasawnna nasa tak a nei a. Hmeichhia, a bik takin hmeichhe naupangte hnathawhna hmuna an telna tihpunna hian inthlak danglamna a thlen thei a, chu chuan sum leh pai lama hmasawnna tichaktu tur chauh a tiam lo va, khawtlang inthlak danglamna thlentu tur a ni lo. Ngaihven awm tak chu, kum sawm kalta chhunga WLFP pung hi kum zabi kalta chhunga a punna hmuh aiin a langsar zawk mai thei a, hei hian socio-economic lama inthlak danglamna zau zawk, policy inrawlhna leh hmeichhiate hnathawh chungchanga khawtlang nunphung inthlak danglamna a lantir a ni.
- Hmeichhe Labour Force-a telna atana Defining Decade
India chuan hmeichhiate hnathawhna tihchak nan hmalakna leh policy tam tak a kalpui a, hei hian hnathawhna hmuna hmeichhia leh mipa inthlauhna tihhmasawn kawngah hmasawnna nasa tak a lantir a ni.Keyinitiatives-ah chuanPradhanMantriMudraYojana te pawh a tel a, hei hian hmeichhe entrepreneur-te chu sumdawnna tenau bul tanna tur loan him lo pekna hmanga ngaih pawimawh hmasak a tum a ni.Chu bakah, BetiBachao,BetiPadhao chu campaign-na kawngah pawh a tangkai hle a ni hmeichhe naupangte zirna dinhmun,an hmalam hun atana hnathawh theihna tur direct-in nghawng a nei.Heng hmalaknate hi hnathawhna hmun himna tur leh diversity, hnathawhna hmuna hmeichhiate tana harsatna awmte tihchhiatna kawng zau tak a entir.
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) chuan hmeichhiate hnathawhna hmuna tel zat chu zaa 13.9-in a pung tih a tarlang a, kum 2017-18-ah zaa 22-in a pung a, kum 2022-23-ah zaa 35.9-ah a pung a ni. Hetiang kalphung beisei awm tak hian politics leh bureaucratic(public),corporate(private),leh hmeichhe naupangte hlawhchhamna a tisang a ni. Thalai tam ber a ni khawvelah, hetah India ramah hian, sum leh pai lama remchangte tan a inbuatsaih a, he Public-Private-Youth ecosystem hi tihchak belh a pawimawh a, hmeichhe naupangte chu a sang berah policy siamna hriattirna atana thawhpui inangte pawh telh a pawimawh hle.
- Ministry of Labour and Employment-a thurawn petu Catalytic Role-ah chuan a hlawhtling hle
WLFPR tihchangtlun a nih dan thlirin, Ministry of Labour&Emplyment (MoLE|)-in sorkar, civil society, industry association, leh multilateral agency-te aiawh nei task force inzawmkhawm tura hmalakna hi fakawm tak a ni. Heng taskforce sawihona atanga thil pawimawh tak lo chhuak chu hnathawhna hmun neitute tana thurawn pek a ni a, chu chu ‘Ensuring Equality, Empowerment for Women’ tih a ni a, hei hian stakeholder-te inkara thawhhona tha tak a tichak a ni. Hnathawh hmun tha siam, hlawh inang tlang siam, leh hnathawhna hmuna hmeichhiate mamawh ang zela hrisel leh himna tehfung siam that a pawimawhzia a tarlang a ni.
- Barriers tihchhiat
Workhours lehchildcarefacilities danglam thei ang chite rawtna siamin, advisory hian hmeichhiate hnathawhna hmuna an tel theihna tur tikhawtlai thei thil tihkhawtlai ber thenkhat chu chinfel a tum a ni.
Construction worker, migrant worker leh micro, medium leh small enterprise-a thawk hmeichhiate tan pawh a inang tlanga ngaih pawimawh a ni. Hmeichhe naupangte hnathawhna hmuna luh leh luh leh theihna tur tikhawtlaitu pawimawh ber pahnih chu mobility leh fa neih theihna tura khawtlang inkharkhip (social barriers) a ni. Advisory-a tarlan angin, advisory-a tarlan angin, attached creche leh senior care facility nei hub/hostel-a hnathawk hmeichhiate vision tihhlawhtlin nan, Sawrkar leh privatesector-te thawhhona tha tak chu a pawimawh hle ang.Hei hian khawvel huapa facility-a quality tha tak siam a huam ang a, safety, security, healthcare, nurturing young women as inthlak danglamna leh duhthlanna siamtute, leh mahni thutlukna siam theihna tichaktu te an ni. Civil society leh multilateral agency-te puihna chuan khawtlang leh chhungkawte tan heng center-te hi hmeichhe naupangte tan economic empowerment lama an duhthusam tihhlawhtlinna hmun anga ngaih turin nungchang inthlak danglamna a tichak ang.
COVID-19 hian hnathawhna hmun kan hmuh dan a thlak danglam a, hna tam zawk hybrid leh remote lama a inthlak chhoh zel avangin technology hi hnathawhna hmun hlui (traditional workplace)-a nuances awmte tihbo kawngah game changer a ni thei a ni.Teleworking facilities telin mipa leh hmeichhia zawng zawng tan flexible opportunities siamsak, chu chu a langsar hle a ni enkawlna chu mipui mawhphurhna a nih tur thu leh hmeichhiate chu enkawlna phurrit inang lo tak tak an chunga a tlak avangin hna an chawlhsan loh thu tihchakna tura thurawn pek a ni.
Heng thil thlengte hian hmeichhiate economy-a chakna nasa zawk siamna kawng hmasawn tak, harsa tak ni mah se, a rawt a, heng hlawknate hi vawng nung tur leh tihpun nan policy ngaih pawimawh chhunzawm zel leh khawtlang nun inthlak danglam a ngai tih a tarlang a ni.
- Hmeichhiain Century an score dawn
India chu ademographic dividend kawngkhar bulah a ding mek a, a hmeichhe hnathawkte theihna chu socialjustice leh strategy economic imperative thil a ni. MoLE atanga advisory hian khawtlang sector zawng zawngte thawhhona tha tak nen hian hmalakna tur blueprint a pe a ni.
Kan hmalam panna zinkawng hi a harsa hle a, mahse lawmman—economic resilience, society well-being, leh mihringte theihna tihhlawhtlinna—te chu a thlen theih a ni a, hei hian he hmalakna hi a tul mai ni lovin khawvel pum huapa India ram kai chhoh nan a pawimawh hle a ni.
Heng rawtnate hi pawm a, WLFPR tihchangtlun tura hmalakna nghet tak neih a inpekna hmang hian India chuan mi zawng zawng huapzo khawtlang leh sum leh pai inthlauhna lam panna kawng a siam thei a, chu chu mithiamte tan hmalam hun êng zawk a ni . India tana economic hmasawnna kaihruaitu‘heroes’@100 te hi Saksham Naaris te hi an ni tak zet a ni.