Lok Sabha Question No. 1973 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Labour Unrest/Strikes
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1973 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016

## LABOUR UNREST/STRIKES

†1973. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)the  number  of  incidents  of  labour  unrest/strikes  registered  in  the country during the last three years along with the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise; and
- (b)the steps taken by the Government for speedy settlement of Cases of  Labour disputes and to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future?

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI BANDRU DATTATREYA)

- (a):     Refer to Annexure I & II.
- (b): Whenever Industrial Disputes are received, Conciliation Officers of Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) immediately intervene and hold conciliation proceedings for resolving the matter in dispute amicably. In many cases, Conciliation Officers have been able to avert strikes through mediation and conciliation.

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| Annexure-I       | Annexure-I   | Annexure-I   | Annexure-I   | Annexure-I   |
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| State/UT         | 2013         | 2014(P)      | 2015(P)      | 2016(P)      |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 4            | 5            | 3            | -            |
| Assam            | 2            | 3            | 19           | 1            |
| Chhattisgarh     | -            | 2            | 7            | 2            |
| Goa              | 3            | -            | -            | 2            |
| Gujarat          | 19           | 25           | 16           | 15           |
| Haryana          | 3            | 8            | 3            | -            |
| Himachal Pradesh | -            | 5            | 6            | -            |
| Jharkhand        | -            | -            | -            | -            |
| Karnataka        | 4            | 7            | 4            | 3            |
| Kerala           | 17           | 15           | 32           | 2            |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 1            | 5            | 14           | 1            |
| Maharashtra      | 2            | 2            | 9            | 2            |
| Odisha           | -            | 2            | -            | -            |
| Punjab           | 5            | -            | -            | 1            |
| Rajasthan        | 9            | 10           | 15           | 9            |
| Tamil Nadu       | 26           | 21           | 22           | 5            |
| Telangana        | -            | 1            | 2            | -            |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 4            | 1            | 9            | 2            |
| Uttaranchal      | -            | 1            | 1            | 1            |
| West Bengal      | 2            | 4            | 1            | -            |
| Puducherry       | 2            | 2            | -            | -            |
| Total            | 103          | 119          | 163          | 46           |

- = Nil

(P)= Provisional and based on the returns and clarification received in the Bureau till 22-11-2016 Note: Information in respect of other States/UTs not specified above may be treated as Either Nil or Not Reported Source : Industrial Disputes is based on returns received every month form the Labour Departments of the States  and Regional Labour Commissioner (Central).

## ANNEXURE-II

| State/UT                          | 2013   | 2014(P)   | 2015(P)   | 2016(P)   |
|-----------------------------------|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Wages & Allowances                | 45     | 57        | 35        | 3         |
| Lay Offs                          | -      | -         | 1         | -         |
| Personnel                         | 19     | 14        | 10        | 6         |
| Retrenchment                      | 2      | 1         | 1         | 1         |
| Indiscipline                      | -      | 5         | 1         | 3         |
| Voilence                          | 1      | 2         | -         | -         |
| Leave & Hours of Work             | -      | -         | 1         | -         |
| Bonus                             | 7      | 5         | 10        | -         |
| Inter/intra union Rivalry         | 1      | -         | 2         | -         |
| Gherao                            | -      | -         | 1         | -         |
| Labour Enactments/Agreements      | 2      | -         | -         | -         |
| Charter of Demands                | 16     | 20        | 58        | 18        |
| Change of Govt. Economic Policy   | -      | 2         | 27        | 11        |
| Work Norms/Loads                  | 1      | 1         | -         | -         |
| Demand for Amenities              | -      | -         | 2         | -         |
| Sta.Orders/Rules/Ser.Cond/Sa fety | -      | 3         | -         | -         |
| Other Reasons                     | 8      | 9         | 13        | 4         |
| Not Known                         | 1      | -         | 1         | -         |
| Total                             | 103    | 119       | 163       | 46        |

- = Nil (P)= Provisional and based on the returns and clarification received in the Bureau till 22-11-2016 Source : Industrial Disputes is based on returns received every month form the Labour Departments of the States  and Regional Labour Commissioner (Central).

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