• Md.Abul khair Sikder

Labor Contracting Society is considered as a landmark in targeting poverty reduction by direct involvement of the poor in embankment activities. Since mid-1980s LCS has been engaged by LGED in different rural infrastructural works. The use of Labor Contracting Societies was introduced in LGED in the mid- 1980s to create opportunities for local laborers to work in development projects directly without intermediaries so that their income would increase. The routine maintenance of off-pavement including shoulders, slopes, roadside tree plantations, surface water drainage channels, culverts, and bridges is suited to labor intensive methods. The work requires only a few basic hand tools and limited technical expertise. Day-to-day routine maintenance activities can generally be carried out by destitute women laborers formed into a Labor Contracting Society (LCS)on a yearly contract basis. Having no support women laborers living in the nearness of the road to be maintained should be made aware of the maintenance work through local public announcements and applications for participation should be addressed to the Upazila Engineer (UE). The women laborers’ age should be between 18 and 40 and they should be mentally and physically sound for their work. Landless and unemployed women having no earning member in the family will get priority in selection. A small group of four to seven laborers will work on a road to repair damage as per instructions of the Upazila technical staff and the maintenance supervisor. More than one group may be engaged on roads that are more than 7 km in length. They work eight hours per day. Each laborer should ensure to planted trees in his or her assigned length. The UE will prepare a road-wise estimate considering length of the road, number of laborers required and the wage for seven days a week. The estimate should be based on one laborer for each kilometer of the road length. Costs of small hand tools such as spade, bucket, and basket included in the estimate where necessary. Signboards at both ends of the road may be posted also included the cost of the estimate. The participation of women for rural development is on the rise.

LCS, Unemployed, Destitute women, Community Organizer, intermediaries

"Performance influence of Labor Contract Society (LCS) on Rural Road Development in Local Government Engineering Department.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no.b738-b750, March-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503183.pdf

"Performance influence of Labor Contract Society (LCS) on Rural Road Development in Local Government Engineering Department.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. ppb738-b750, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503183.pdf