Aajeevika Bureau

Aajeevika Bureau's vision is to become a leading agency working to ensure secure and dignified lives of communities dependent on migration and labour. The Bureau's mission is to provide lasting solutions to economic and socio-legal problems of migrant workers - directly as well as through partners - by creating replicable models offering services and security at both source and destination.

Gogunda (Udaipur)

Population 1,51,575 Panchayats 40 Villages 128

Main Communities Gameti, Garasias, Rajput and Meghwal

Major Migration Streams Textile Labour, Construction, Mining, Hotel and Restaurant, Cooking, and Head-Loading.

Main Destinations Surat, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Rajkot and Udaipur

Gogunda blockof Udaipur district is apre-dominantly tribalpocket and typicalto most blocks of district, it is a mountainous and degraded region with low agriculture and livestock production and high vulnerability to drought. Migration from Gogunda is heavy and primarily in the direction of Gujarat, Udaipur, and some industrial regions within Rajasthan. Major migrant groups from Gogunda include construction and mining workers, hotel and restaurant workers, head loaders, factory labour and workers in the textile market. Ahmedabad and Surat are major destinations for interstate migrants from Gogunda.

Gogunda was the first location of Aajeevika Bureau’s work when it began in 2004. Many of the core services for migrants were first designed and tested here and later replicated in other blocks. The coverage within Gogunda has since become fairly intensive and strong contacts exist in nearly 30 panchayats. Along with registration of migrant workers, there are many other services which are offered to migrants. These include skill training, placement and counseling. The centre also provides mediation and arbitration support to migrants facing exploitative situation with contractors and employers. Legal education and awareness is an important agenda of the Gogunda centre. Promoting the formation of labour collectives in specific trades is also a key activity of the center. A financial services program has been introduced which includes lending, opening of bank accounts and promotion of savings among migrant workers. This programmes is managed by the Rajasthan Shram Sarathi Association (RSSA) – a company promoted by Aajeevika Bureau to provide financial solutions to rural migrants.

The Bureau team is headquartered in Gogunda town (35 kms from Udaipur) and is supported by two smaller sub-centres in Barwada and Saira respectively.

      Shramik Sahayata Evam Sandarbh Kendra
        Opp. Tehsil Office                                                               Phone - 02956 - 282716
        GOGUNDA
         Distt. - Udaipur (Rajasthan)                                        Email : gogunda@aajeevika.org