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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