To develop an understanding of social protection and livelihood security for informal sector workers.

• Understand livelihood risk and vulnerability of the rural poor.
• Understand the different social protection programmes that transfer assets and skills of people for self-employment and public works programmes that enable people to cope with poverty. 
• Explore the alternative coping strategies/good practices for poverty reduction.

Overview of social security and antipoverty programmes; sharing community experiments; understanding alternative strategies for poverty reduction

• Government Officials, Trade Union Leaders from Central Trade Unions, NGOs, and Research Scholars from North Eastern States.
• Participants should have working knowledge of English.
• Participants should have access to internet and computer with audio-visual facilities.