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This person laid the foundation for worker's rights and the social security system in India. He formed the Independent Labour Party (ILP) in 1936. He piloted and introduced measures for labour welfare by laying the foundations of the basic structure of government's labour policy. Through legislations, he empowered women workers with maternity benefits. Identify this person from the below given options?

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Jyotiba Phule
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Kailash Satyarthi
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Anna Hazare
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B.R. Ambedkar
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The correct option is D B.R. Ambedkar
B. R. Ambedkar was a great champion of labour rights. He campaigned for the benefits of labourers such as the reduction in factory working hours, compulsory recognition of trade unions, employment exchanges, employee state insurance, minimum wages for labourers, and coal and mica mines provident fund. His initiatives for the establishment of a progressive and comprehensive social security system for workers and adequate legislations for labour welfare are recognised to this day.

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