Trade unions oppose this as it would provide employers unrestricted powers to 'hire and fire'. The Contract Labour Act deals with the abolition of contract labour. Under this law local governments can abolish some contracted labour by creating permanent jobs. To industry this is state interference in employing labour. The Trade Union Act provides that seven or more members of a trade union are required for its registration.
Industry wants to restrict forming unions.
The government has already proposed some changes in the Trade Union Act. One of the major changes would make it compulsory for a trade union to have a membership of at least ten percent or one hundred, whichever is less. The trade unions argued that the right to organise is a fundamental right. The Factories Act restricts women working at night. One of the controversial subjects discussed was amending this act to allow women to work night shifts.