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BY SHRI. V.Y.TAMHANE within industry (TWI). Under this op on, workers will get trained on the machines on which they have to work. Government should make available support desired by mills for introduc on and running of TWI. However, training in some trades like electrician, plumber, motorman etc could be arranged in a nearby ITI, where emphasis is on skill development in the engineering-related trades.
pressure of ever increasing popula on on ci es and towns, etc. This will go a long way to achieve the objec ve of MNREGA.
FÊ çÝ Ê¥ ã« L ÊçÙ L óÝ The focus of the Labour Laws should be to create addi onal jobs and not reten on of exis ng jobs at any cost. Labour laws should not overlook the stake of the employer in the industry.
Apart from improving skills of workers, training must ins l in them that progress in life is the fruit of commitment, dedica on and devo on. The object of training must be to induce workers to achieve higher job produc vity, reduc on in wastage and controlling the usage of inputs like power, water, steam etc, and adop on of disciplined way of life.
C½ÊÝç٠ʥ ¥ ãÊÙ® Ý / î½½Ý When one talks about star ng of new factories, one has also to take into account the possibility of failure of some factories to run successfully. In some such cases, closure may become inevitable. For closure of an establishment, it is necessary to take permission of Government. The denial of permission for the closure of mills o en leads to illegal closures and the workers are denied even their statutory dues. Therefore, closure should be allowed without strings and permission to sell land without any restraint but with adequate compensa on to workmen.
B Ù¦ ®Ä®Ä¦ ¥ÊÙ ®ÃÖÙÊò à Äã ®Ä ó ¦ Ý/Ý Ùò® ÊÄ ®ã®ÊÄÝ ã . The Skill Development Council should develop in the minds of workers a deep sense of commitment and to idenfy themselves with the organiza on in which they are working. There should be no militancy on the part of workers and demands should not be made at the cost of the unit itself. It is also necessary to decide whether there should be collec ve bargaining or unit-wise bargaining.
CÊÄãÙ ã L ÊçÙ Outsourcing is a worldwide phenomenon including hiring contract labour. Of course, regulatory provisions should be strengthened to enlarge the responsibility of the contractor and to ensure that contract workers are paid minimum wages and enjoy the statutory cover of social security measures provided under the ESI and EPF. This would lead to a win-win situa on both for the labour and the employer. Thereupon, the Contract Labour (Regula on and Aboli on) Act should be renamed as Contract Labour Regula on Act.
S»®½½ ò ½ÊÖà Äã ®Ä ½çÝã ÙÝ Ê¥ ã ø㮽 ®Ä çÝãÙù If there are clusters of tex le mills, it will be easier to implement skill development programmes. At such clusters, ITI’s should be set up with the installaon of a model tex le mill, where workers could be trained for ugrada on of skills, in different trades.
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To promote development of clusters, there should be schemes to be implemented jointly by Central and State Governments to provide for following infrastructure -
It is recommended that the minimum wages should be fixed industry-wise taking into the paying capacity of the enterprise. Minimum wages are fixed by a Commi ee which is specially cons tuted by State Government and which includes representa ves of State Government, Employers and Employees. All the stakeholders should have the same percentage of representa on on the Commi ee. The texle industry consists of organized sector, and decentralized sector. The representa ves of both the organized sector and powerlooms should find a place on such Commi ees.
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Improved connec vity to nearby towns and ci es by construc ng good motorable roads ii) Good motorable roads for interconnec ng different factories in a cluster with each other. iii) Providing the facili es of schools, colleges, and other educa onal ins tutes, and hospital of ESIC. iv) Uninterrupted supply of potable water and power v) Establishment of banks, market for day-to-day requirements, etc. Development of such infrastructure facili es will lead to development of rural areas, considerably reducing migraon of popula on to ci es and towns for employment, and
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The purpose of the Na onal Labour Policy should be to create a dynamic and highly collabora ve environment in all manufacturing units.
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