Ahead of the nation-wide strike call by 11 central trade unions, including RSS-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on September 2, the government on Friday listed key labour law amendments proposed/done either by the Central or State gvernments in the agenda for the tripartite 46th Indian Labour Conference (ILC) slated to be held on July 20-21.
The Standing Labour Committee, headed by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, which met here on Friday also decided to include in the agenda amendment of the Bonus Act (removal of conditions on payment ceiling, eligibility limits, decisions to pay minimum bonus without linking to loss when the performance indicator satisfy grant of bonus).
Trade unions have strongly opposed some amendments, which they fear will keep many small units out of the purview of labour laws, as also provisions related to easing retrenchment, lay-offs and closure of units, as well as forming unions under the proposed New Industrial Relations Code.
The other items on the agenda include review of implementation of the conclusions/ recommendations of the 43rd, 44th and 45th Indian Labour Conference, particularly on contract labour, minimum wages and scheme workers and tripartite mechanism, social security for workers in organised and unorganised sectors and employment generation, a Labour Ministry statement said.