{"id":7868,"date":"2020-05-12T14:42:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T09:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=7868"},"modified":"2020-05-12T14:42:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T09:12:28","slug":"initiatives-taken-towards-rationalising-labour-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/initiatives-taken-towards-rationalising-labour-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Initiatives taken towards rationalising labour laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: Governance &amp; Sociology:\u00a0Industrialization and Urbanisation in India:\u00a0Informal sector, child labour.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/pptonlabourlawsinindianshusapril2013v1-130402114746-phpapp01\/95\/ppt-on-labour-laws-in-india-2-638.jpg?cb=1496112427\" alt=\"PPT on &quot;Labour Laws in India&quot;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That the archaic labour laws in India need to be amended is beyond debate.<\/li>\n<li>Protection is for only a tiny section of the labour force, facilitated rent-seeking, and have laid the ground for the casualisation of the labour force, the phenomenon of the missing middle in manufacturing, and the substitution of capital for labour in a capital deficient and labour abundant economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rationalising labour laws:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rationalising labour laws has been on the policy agenda for decades.<\/li>\n<li>Yet, labour reform hasn\u2019t taken off because the debate has been framed in terms of empowering the management while curbing the rights of labour, as is evident from industry\u2019s often-demanded concession of the power to fire workers without seeking government permission.<\/li>\n<li>But now, a number of states have embarked on this politically contentious course again.<\/li>\n<li>While efforts to reform labour laws should be encouraged, coming at a time of acute economic distress and labour insecurity, in a crisis that has exposed the lack of safety nets and the limited access of workers to healthcare, they must keep the concerns of labour at the centre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key initiatives taken:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Initiatives taken by states such as Madhya Pradesh \u2014 which aim to reduce the frequency of inspections, ease the registration and licensing process, and enhance the thresholds of when the regulatory architecture kicks in \u2014 are steps in the right direction.<\/li>\n<li>As is the introduction of fixed-term employment to help companies sidestep the contractor system. But, removing firms\u2019 obligation to comply with provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act constitutes blatant disregard for workers\u2019 rights.<\/li>\n<li>To be sure, certain parts of the Act which deal with the hiring and firing of workers have rightly been seen as impediments to flexible labour markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/pptonlabourlawsinindianshusapril2013v1-130402114746-phpapp01\/95\/ppt-on-labour-laws-in-india-5-638.jpg?cb=1496112427\" alt=\"PPT on &quot;Labour Laws in India&quot;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Degree of protection or redressal mechanism:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yet, instead of rationalising or doing away with some chapters, giving firms a free pass over complying with the Act strips workers of any degree of protection or redressal mechanisms.<\/li>\n<li>It further reduces the bargaining power of labour, their right to negotiate.<\/li>\n<li>While fixed-term employment is a welcome half-step, states should ensure that these contract workers receive social security benefits similar to permanent workers, as is the case under the Centre\u2019s model law.<\/li>\n<li>If regulations designed to support labour are suspended, it can effectively remove the distinction between permanent and contractual workers. Such moves could trigger a race to the bottom.<\/li>\n<li>They also raise questions over the architecture of the labour market of the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/laborlegislation-120609120222-phpapp02\/95\/labor-legislation-22-728.jpg?cb=1339243602\" alt=\"Labor legislation\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any shortsighted move now will only end up increasing workers\u2019 vulnerabilities at a time of acute distress, when unemployment is likely to be at all-time highs, and when the national consensus is veering towards providing labourers safety nets.<\/li>\n<li>Labour reform for long has framed labour as an adversary, now may be the moment to see it through their prism \u2014 this is the only way to make enduring progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/llbiipilu-2-150314014951-conversion-gate01\/95\/llb-ii-pil-u-23-ilo-12-638.jpg?cb=1426298114\" alt=\"Llb ii pil u 2.3 ilo\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram Link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS.<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: Governance &amp; Sociology:\u00a0Industrialization and Urbanisation in India:\u00a0Informal sector, child labour. 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