Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Study on Labour Laws/Policies
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, C.S. PUTTARAJU

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 68

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## STUDY ON LABOUR LAWS/POLICIES

- †68. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

- Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a)whether the Government has undertaken any study to review/examine the existing Labour Laws/Policies in the country during the last three
- years and the current year;
- (b)if so, the details and the findings thereof;
- (c)whether the Government proposes to amend the existing labour laws,
- if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  consulted  all  stakeholders  including various labour unions and industry sector in the matter and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)the  steps taken/being taken by the Government in the field of labour welfare as per the international treaties and conventions?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (d): Reforms  in  labour  laws  are  an  ongoing  process  to  update legislative  system  to  address  the  need  of  the  hour  and  to  make  them more effective and contemporary to the emerging economic and industrial scenario. The Second National Commission which submitted its Report in 2002 had recommended that the existing Labour Laws should be  broadly  grouped  into  four  or  five  Labour  Codes  on  functional  basis. Accordingly, the     Ministry   has   taken steps for drafting four Labour Codes  on  Wages;  Industrial  Relations;  Social  Security  &  Welfare;  and Safety and Working Conditions respectively, by simplifying, amalgamating and  rationalizing  the  relevant  provisions  of  the  existing  Central  Labour Laws. Similarly, the Ministry has taken steps to draft Small Factories Bill,

a  special  legislation  for  the  small  manufacturing  units  employing  less than  40  workers.  Ministry  has  also  taken  steps  for  amendment  of individual  Labour  Acts.  The  process  of  Legislative  reforms  includes consultation with stakeholders including Central Trade Unions, Employers'  Association  and  State  Governments  in  the  form  of  tripartite consultation. During recent months, several such tripartite meetings have been  held  for  considering  suggestions  on  various  legislative  reform proposals  where  the  representatives  of  all  stake  holders/Central  Trade Unions participated and gave their suggestions on the legislative proposals which are considered by the Government appropriately.

(e): Conventions of International Labour Organization (ILO), on ratification create legally binding obligation for ratifying country. Ratification  of  a  convention  is  a  voluntary  process.  India  ratifies  a convention  only  when  our  national  laws  and  practices  are in full conformity with the Convention.  So far, India has ratified 45 Conventions & 1 Protocol.

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