Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's Idealogy for Labour Welfare and Labour Legislations: Historical and Costitutional Landscape

When we talk, hear, read or write about labor welfare and labor laws in India, we immediately jump to the enacted law. If anyone is cited for their contribution to empowerment and related activities, the list will include only a few names. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is one of them. However, we rarely come across readings or academic discussions about Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar of this region. He served as Law Minister in the first independent Indian government.  During his tenure, he made significant contributions to improving labor laws and working conditions of labour in India. Dr. Ambedkar's work was always seen as limited to drafting the constitution and improving the status of Dalits in India.  In addition to these two important missions of his, he was active in other fields as well. His work  for Labour class was one of his most important areas of focus throughout his life. 

Dr. Ambedkar was a great activist and a true leader of the working class who founded an organisation called “Independent Labour Party and Scheduled Caste Federation” to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the working class. Dr. Babasaheb’s contributions to the entire working class and other exploited classes are remarkable and unforgettable.  Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was a true leader, a great economist, a prominent educationist, a prominent politician, a prominent socialist, a notable scholar and framer of the Indian Constitution, a distinguished scholar and a very intelligent and good human being. He spent his life bridging the gap between the upper and lower classes of society, between the employers and the working class.