NEW DELHI: Government
has launched a special drive for registration of all unorganised sector units
in a web portal that will ensure transparency and accountability in labour
inspections and create conducive environment for industrial peace and harmony.
Labour Minister Bandaru
Dattatreya told Lok Sabha that the 'Shram Suvidha Portal' provides for
allotment of a unique labour identification number to the establishments of
unorganised sector.
He said the web portal
also envisages transparent and convenient labour inspection scheme with
selection criteria, keeping in view the provisions of respective labour laws,
filing of self-certified and simplified single on-line return and timely
redressal of grievances through the portal.
He said during Question
Hour that along with the unique number, smart card will be given to those units
which register with the portal and plans are afoot to bring all sectors,
including housing and Anganwadi workers, in its ambit.
"Social security
for all employees is very necessary. Even contract workers will be brought
under it," he said.
The Minister said the
portal will enhance convenience of registration of establishments and filing of
returns under different Labour Acts and the mandatory uploading of inspection
reports within 72 hours would ensure check on the arbitrariness in inspections
and will ensure more effective and purposeful labour inspections.
The Labour Minister said
single on-line returns and on-line inspection reports will lead to better
compliance and enforcement of labour laws thereby, benefiting the workers.
Dattatreya said the
portal will have complete database at one place to facilitate systemic policy
discourse and informed decision making.
"This will also
create conducive environment for industrial harmony. The grievance redressal
system would also bring transparency and accountability in enforcement of
labour laws for the benefit of employees," he said.
Replying to another
question, the Labour Minister said government has received a report of the
inter-ministerial committee on ship breaking and notified ship breaking code
2013 in the official gazette.
"The ship breaking
code 2013 comprises various elements on safety and health of workers engaged in
ship breaking activities. The provisions contained under this code are required
to be complied and implemented by ship recycling owners (factory occupiers) and
concerned stake holders," he said.
Source: economic times. 15
December 2014
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