National Commission on Labour

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National Commission on Labour is an Indian statutory body to recommend the changes in the labour laws.

History[edit]

The first National Commission on Labour was set up on 24 December 1966 under the Chairmanship of Justice P. B. Gajendragadkar.[1] The Commission submitted its report in August, 1969 after detailed examination of all aspects of labour problems, both in the organised and unorganised sectors.[2][3]

The second National Commission on Labour (NCL) was set up on 15 October 1999[4] under the chairmanship of Ravindra Varma which submitted its report to the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 29 June 2002.[5] The first National Commission on Labour recommended that works committee be set up in any unit which has a recognized union.

The second such commission was in favour of setting up wages boards for fixing wage rates for workers in any industry.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Focus". pib.nic.in. 24 December 1966. Retrieved 25 July 2013.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Proposal to allow contract labour in selected industries under study". The Hindu. 7 December 2003. Archived from the original on 28 March 2004. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. ^ "National Commission on Labour – Recommendations". Cbwe.gov.in. Retrieved 25 July 2013.[dead link]
  4. ^ "REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LABOUR" (PDF). Prsindia.org. Retrieved 23 January 2019.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Loaded against labour". Frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.[dead link]