Press Releases
| Tuesday, October 5, 2021 |
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Press Release No. 268/21 LEGAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME AS PART OF WORLD DAY FOR DECENT WORK FOR THE DOMESTIC WORKERS ON 5.10.2021 The Meghalaya State Legal Services Authority in Collaboration with the National Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM), Shillong has organized a Legal Awareness Programme on occasion of “Pan India Awareness and Outreach Programme as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” and as part of World Day for Decent Work for the Domestic workers on the 5th October, 2021 at Lapalang, Shillong, East Khasi Hills District. The programme was attended by the Domestic workers of Lapalang localities and its adjoining areas. The Resource Persons for the legal awareness programme were Shri. N.A. Khan, MHJS, District and Sessions Judge and Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, East Khasi Hills District, Smt. M. Borgohain, Legal Aid Counsel and Smt. P. Roy, Legal Aid Counsel, East Khasi Hills District. The topics covered during the programme were Free Legal Aid, Article 21, Article 39A, Decent Work, Domestic violence, Labour laws, victim Compensation and Right to education. After the technical sessions, Dry rations were also distributed to all the participants by the National Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM), Shillong along with the Meghalaya State Legal Services Authority. |
