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No Dialogue with Trade Unions, India's Labour Laws Are Now a Product of Unilateralism -KR Shyam Sundar

-TheWire.in

The lack of any discussion with the legitimate representatives of millions of workers whose welfare is at stake is a worrying trend.

In the last two months, India’s labour laws have experienced rapid changes in the blink of an eye. A number of state governments have either amended or are considering amending the Factories Act, 1948 to extend maximum working hours which violates the ILO Convention, Hours of Work (Industry), 001.

Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, in particular, have carried out substantial changes in the labour laws, with the latter suspending nearly three dozen labour laws and constricting the scope of Factories Act, 1948. On the other hand, at the central level, the finance minister has announced a bouquet of measures to privatise the coal sector, increase foreign direct investment in the defence sector, and so on.

More worrying than the actual disruptive changes in the laws and the policies is the lack of any dialogue with trade unions, who are legitimate and legal representatives of millions of workers whose welfare is at stake.

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