Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice And Decent Work In The Unorganized Sector

Abstract:Social Work is an intervention-based profession and its overarching goal is social justice. This review article isaimed at arguing the case for promoting social work research and intervention for labour in the unorganizedsector, adopting the anti-oppressive lens. Anti-oppressive approach in social work research advocates aninclusive and emancipatory methodology. The paper thus highlights a range of social security procedures thatcan minimize inequalities. Noting the extremely weak bargaining power of labour in the unorganized sector,and where welfare schemes too remain inaccessible, the significance of labour legislations is highlighted. TheILO’s role in furthering the welfare options and to push ahead the decent work agenda is also discussed. Thisarticle thus advocates that an anti-oppressive social work research approach in the unorganized sector willidentify and underline. Keywords: Inequalities, ILO, Labour legislations, Social Security, Unorganized Labour, Welfare schemes