• UGI USER
  • Jul 12, 2024
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CENTRE PUSHES FOR LABOUR CODES AMID UNION OPPOSITION

Why in the news?

  • The Union Labour Ministry initiated steps to implement the four Labour Codes.
  • Passed in 2019 and 2020, these Codes are not yet operational due to trade union objections.
  • Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra have started meeting with trade union representatives for their cooperation.
source:scribd

Labour Codes Include Four Key Acts:

  • Code of Wages Act 2019
  • Industrial Relations Code Bill 2020
  • Social Security Code Bill 2020
  • Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code Bill 2020

 

About Labour Codes:

Code of Wages Act 2019:

  • Transforms obsolete labour laws.
  • Regulates wages and bonus payments.
  • Ensures timely payment of wages.
  • Sets floor wages based on living standards.

Industrial Relations Code Bill 2020:

  • Defines conditions of employment.
  • Introduces new strike conditions.
  • Establishes a re-skilling fund.

Social Security Code Bill 2020:

  • Proposes a National Social Security Board.
  • Aggregators contribute 1-2% of turnover for gig workers’ social security.

Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code Bill 2020:

  • Redefines inter-state migrant workers.
  • Proposes journey allowance for workers.

Benefits:

  • Simplifies and consolidates 25 central labour laws.
  • Single licensing mechanism.
  • Easier dispute resolution.
  • Promotes fixed-term employment and expands social security.

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