CITU rejects bill on unorganised sector workers
The government's decision to come up with a bill to provide social security to workers in the unorganised sector today drew sharp criticism from CPI(M)'s labour union CITU, which rejected it as a "vague and skeletal" legislation with no concrete p...
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The government's decision to come up with a bill to provide social security to workers in the unorganised sector today drew sharp criticism from CPI(M)'s labour union CITU, which rejected it as a "vague and skeletal" legislation with no concrete plan of action.
CITU said the UPA government's decision has come as a rude shock to the 93 per cent work force in the country and described it a "breach of commitment" of the National Common Minimum Programme as well as a "mockery" of the consultation process.
"The proposed legislation is nothing but an attempt to hoodwink the huge work force in the country. There is no concrete proposal on how the government proposes to fund the social security nor there is any time frame for covering the entire work force," CITU Secretary W R Varadarajan said.
He said the proposed bill was "nothing but an expression of intent, as it fails to bring in these workers under the coverage of labour laws and does not incorporate a dedicated and defined funding arrangement."
Observing that the Common Minimum Programme of the UPA had assured a comprehensive protective legislation for all agricultural workers, he said the proposed bill has sidelined them and does not offer anything concrete for the welfare of unorganised workers. (
CITU said the UPA government's decision has come as a rude shock to the 93 per cent work force in the country and described it a "breach of commitment" of the National Common Minimum Programme as well as a "mockery" of the consultation process.
"The proposed legislation is nothing but an attempt to hoodwink the huge work force in the country. There is no concrete proposal on how the government proposes to fund the social security nor there is any time frame for covering the entire work force," CITU Secretary W R Varadarajan said.
He said the proposed bill was "nothing but an expression of intent, as it fails to bring in these workers under the coverage of labour laws and does not incorporate a dedicated and defined funding arrangement."
Observing that the Common Minimum Programme of the UPA had assured a comprehensive protective legislation for all agricultural workers, he said the proposed bill has sidelined them and does not offer anything concrete for the welfare of unorganised workers. (
Download
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
ADVERTISEMENT
