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Labourers cannot be subjected to exploitation: Rahul Gandhi

  •   Mon, May 11 2020 03:23:22 PM

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS): After many states amended labour laws to restart economic activity in view of the COVID-19 lockdown, the Congress lashed out at the state governments and said that labourers could not be subjected to exploitation.

Congress former President Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Monday, "Many states have amended the labour laws, we are fighting together against corona, but this suppressing fundamental rights, insecure work places and could not be an excuse to exploit and suppress the voice of the labourers. There cannot be compromise on the basic principles."

The issue could lead to another face-off between the government and the opposition after the migrant labourers issue.

The Uttar Pradesh government on May 8 had finalised an ordinance suspending a majority of the labour laws in the state for three years.

The state cabinet had cleared the Uttar Pradesh Temporary Exemption from Labour Laws Ordinance, thereby suspending more than 30 labour laws in the state.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had said recently that Uttar Pradesh would amend the labour laws to attract new investments, especially from China.

According to sources, there are more than 40 kinds of labour laws in the labour department, some of which are now redundant. About eight of them are being retained under the ordinance.

Similarly, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced wide-ranging changes in the labour laws to stimulate economic activity in the state. He announced the changes on Facebook.

He had said the state will be the first in the country to introduce this innovative initiative to give some major concessions to industries and to promote cooperation between factory owners and workers.

Since labour is a concurrent subject, states can frame their own laws, but will need the approval of the Centre to enforce them.

 
  

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  • Anilkumar, Mangalore

    Mon, May 11 2020

    Idea of blinding supporting labour laws is not right thing. Labour laws were formed to protect exploitation which was being done during British rule. Many countries including UK, have reasonable laws which protect labour as well as employer. Ours is purely communist minded law protecting only the labour and giving maximum rights to Labour Unions.
    European firms mock at our labour law saying that employer does not have the right to fire an employee. Even American employer can give a notice of 15 days and fire an employee.
    Our labour law does not give right to employer to operate on 2 or 3 shifts or ask employees to do overtime without prior approval from Labour Department. To obtain such permissions, one has to undergo difficult process and even bribe the officials. Companies do operate in shifts in India, but many without official permission.
    Overtime of double the salary is also unfair to employer. In Mumbai, many resort to unfair practice because of this law. Employee wants to work on overtime even at normal salary to make bothe ends meet. But law says pay double. Finally an understanding is reached unofficially.
    In middle East, overtime salary is only 1.5 times. All Indians long for such overtime work.
    China on the other hand exploits labour by making them work more than 8 hours a day at normal salary, that too with compulsion.
    It is high time the labour laws are amended. Vote bank is not important. Reasonableness is more important

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  • Ramesh, Udupi

    Mon, May 11 2020

    The govt must stop exploiting poor labors and migrants, they are also Indians and humans like us. Treat them with dignity and respect. They are our economy warriors.

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