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Constitutional Perspective - I
Constitutional Perspective - I
Labour Laws
• Need of Labour Laws
• Social Scenario
• Constitutional Position
• Law making power
• Reforms
• Labour Codes
• Adjudicatory Bodies
Labour Law
Constitutional Position
Preamble
Part III and Part IV
Progressive realisation
Egalitarian society
Labour Law
• Law making power
– Concurrent List
Entry 22 – Trade Union and Labour Disputes
Entry 23 – Social security, Insurance, Employment
and Unemployment.
Entry 24 – Welfare of labour including conditions
of work, provident funds, employer’s liability,
workmen’s compensation, old age pension and
maternity benefits.
National Labour Commission - 1969
• State obligation under the Indian Constitution
• Categorization of industries as essential and non essential for
the purpose of strikes and lockouts.
• Constitution of Industrial Relations Commission on
permanent basis both at the state level and the centre for
adjudication in industrial disputes, conciliation, and
certification of unions.
• It laid down the procedure for the settlement of disputes.
• Recognition of trade unions.
• The strengthening of trade unions, the strengthening of
collective bargaining.
National Labour Commission - 2002