BJP government’s labour reforms will be based on the principle of destroying trade unions and help or save trade corporate. So, it is very obvious that government will not hear the voice of trade unions. The trade union strike has been called on because of the PM Narendra Modi government’s proposed changes in Labour laws. A day-long strike by millions of workers brought public transport to a grinding halt and shut down factories and banking services across several parts of India in protest against the government’s proposed labour reforms in a fear that this will put their jobs at risk. Ours is a socialist country by its culture and history. It’s time to change from the idea of job protection to the idea of progressive job employment. When jobs will be in larger number then everyone will get employment. It will be easier for people to go up and increase their salary. In the worst case, one will find an equivalent job in another company. Job protection is farcical illusion. It is very dangerous for the employee itself that he/she is giving nothing in return. At the end, no one not even Government can guarantee job protection if it is not based on reality and money gathering.
Union busting is a pejorative term used by media, labour organisations, and others to describe a wide range of activities undertaken to disrupt or prevent the formation of trade unions. Union busting tactics can refer to both legal and illegal activities, and can range anywhere from subtle to violence. Labour laws differ greatly from country to country in both level and type of regulations in respect to their protection of unions, their organizing activities, as well as other aspects. These laws can affect topics such as posting notices, organizing on or off employer property, solicitations, card signing, union dues, picketing, work stoppages, striking and strikebreaking, lockouts, termination of employment, permanent replacements, automatic recognition, derecognition, ballot elections and employer-controlled trade unions.
Dynamic jobs are the one where there are enough jobs for everyone and allows people to go up the ladder improves people’s earning and make their lives better. The faster we come to the correct logic the better it will be. Ten central trade unions called for the “Bharat bandh” in support of a 12-point charter demanding higher wages, social security, withdrawal of labour law amendments and an end to privatisation of public sector companies among other things. A loss of Rs. 25,000 crores to the nation in a day. If these people are allowed to go in their way, then we don’t need Pakistan to send terrorists to destabilize us. Our own people are capable enough to do that.
The new laws by the government have been made against the employees so the union members have decided to show their strength to the government. Reforms noise is fine but no commenter or Union wants to say that this shall be the reform. If an employer undertakes to recruit somebody because he can pay, he shall be entitled to remove him if he believes that he cannot pay. The fact that the contract/ casual workers outnumber regular workers just because their wages are low is also unfair. A law which restricts their proportion and type of work should be changed. How long an apprentice can remain an apprentice is the question which law shall take care. Overtime hours, their rates, etc are the leverages which managements use to contain costs. Replacement of labour by higher capacity and more efficient machines is natural and accepted as a principle. We shall not restrict retrenchment because of it. However, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) assuming power in mid-2014, some State governments dared the trade unions by successfully introducing core labour law reforms such as amending Chapter V-B of the ID Act and the Contract Labour Act. The Modi government has sought to send strong signals to global and domestic investors that it would introduce these very core reforms at the national level, and has hence floated codes on wages, industrial relations and other issues. The trade unions have criticised these reform initiatives. The presence of BMS till the penultimate moment bolstered their morale and embarrassed the Centre. The demands largely cover issues concerning labour flexibility, enhanced labour rights including better minimum wages, opposition to unilateral reform measures and to foreign direct investment. The inter-ministerial committee headed by the finance minister has held talks with the trade unions. The NDA government has reportedly given an assurance on meeting seven of the 12 demands, such as raising minimum wages and bonus eligibility limits, creating a social security net for contract workers and holding a social dialogue before effecting reforms. Appeased by these statements, BMS withdrew from the strike. They are prepared to give six months to the government for execution of promises, before reviewing their position.
The unions could have maintained their unity and deferred the strike. This would have probably shifted the onus of “proof of constructive social dialogue” on the government. In the event of the government not delivering on its promises, the trade unions’ legitimacy would have risen. Such legitimacy is important in strikes that affect social welfare. The other view applies to trade unions which are not convinced by the assurances. Modi government is forced to hold back Land Ordinance bill. In a same manner, government would be forced to withdraw labour law amendments and an end to privatization of public sector companies among other things.
