Need clear laws, standard operating procedures to protect workers, manufacturers' interests: GTRI
GTRI has suggested. It also said that to reduce industrial strikes, India must prioritize protecting workers' rights while maintaining industrial stability and there is an urgent need to take steps to help address labour disputes before they escalate into strikes.
«Industrial strikes have led to factory closures and job losses in India for decades,» GTRI founder Ajay Srivastava said, adding that the strike by over 1,000 workers at Samsung's Sriperumbudur factory in Tamil Nadu since September 9 is not an isolated event.
He suggested seven steps that includes enforcement of labour laws, setting up mediation systems, union-management dialogue, legal framework for labour compliance, collaboration between centre and states on the subject, and intelligence to detect disruptions.
«The government must enforce labour laws ensuring written contracts, severance pay, and regulated working hours for workers. This enforcement would provide a safety net for workers and reduce grievances that often lead to strikes,» the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said.
It said that creating efficient mediation and arbitration systems would allow disputes to be resolved quickly, preventing them from escalating into large-scale strikes.
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