New Labour Codes in India: A Beginning | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

The empowerment of workers is necessary for an empowered, prosperous and Aatmanirbhar India. Even after 73 years of Independence, approximately 90 percent of workers work in the unorganised sectors that do not have access to all the social securities. The total number of workers, comprising of organised and unorganised sectors, is more than 50 crores. It is for the first time that any Government has cared for the workers in both organised and unorganised sectors and their families. Workers may approach the National Industrial Tribunal for settlement of an industrial dispute related to dismissal, retrenchment or termination within 45 days after the after the application for the conciliation of the dispute was made. The Ministry of Labour and Employment introduced four Bills in 2019 to amalgamate 29 central laws related to labour laws thereby simplifying and modernising the labour regulations in a labour intensive country, like India. These bills regulate I Wages, (ii) Industrial Relations, (iii) Social Security, and (iv) Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions