Every benefit should be for the big business and corporates – that seems to be the motto of the UPA Government. After New Telecom Policy, which is to benefit the private telcos, the Central Government is finalising another new policy, The New Manufacturing Policy (NMP). What is the centre point? the main point is to curtail the labour rights of the workers. The Govenment wants that Labour officers need not be there to check whether the laws are being implemented by the employers in the National Manufacturing zones. Acording to Govt. it can be entrusted to an authority in the Zone itself, meaning that there will be no enforcement of labour law.
The labour ministry has objected to it. But the Prime Minister knows how to overcome the objetion of the Labour Minister. A GoM is nominated with Sharad Pawar as the Chairman. And the result is well known to all.
Unless there is strong protest and action on the part of the Central Trade Unions, a good portion of the workers will have no labour safeguards in India.