Govt seeks to mend fences with unions to roll out labour codes
The Government is looking to resume formal negotiations with trade unions to ensure the smooth roll-out of four labour codes and other related policy steps. A senior labour ministry official said Union labour minister Bhupendra Yadav held a “courtesy” meeting with a dozen central trade unions recently.
Yadav, who took charge in July, has told the unions that they can hold further meetings with him every Friday, either individually or collectively, the official said. The labour ministry is also open to reviving the Indian Labour Conference (ILC), the annual apex tripartite meet comprising government, employer representatives and employee representatives on all key labour policies that have been in suspension for six years.