RAJYA SABHA
Trade Unions have
generally opposed recommendations on the National Commission on
Labour especially relating retrenchment, lay-off and closure.
However, they have also suggested for further consultations in
the matter. The government has already started tripartite consultations
on the recommendations of the Commission with various social partners.
The recommendations were also discussed in the 38th
Session of Indian Labour Conference held on 28-29 September, 2002
and at a National Seminar on Unorganised Sector Workers held on
7-8 November, 2002. A Tripartite Committee meeting is also proposed
to be convened in the month of February, 2003 for processing the
recommendations in the report of Second National Commission on
Labour. The Minister of State for Labour Shri Ashok Pradhan stated
this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
