The proposal for an industrial strike against the four Labour Codes is likely to be discussed at the national convention of workers organised by the platform of the Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and independent sectoral federations here on Tuesday (March 18, 2025). The CTUs said in a statement that the convention was being held in the background of the Centre’s “stubborn stand” to implement four Labour Codes.
The CTUs said the Centre had formulated Rules for the Codes without following the democratic procedure of bilateral discussions with CTUs and without holding Indian Labour Conference, the tripartite body which had not met since 2015. “The three codes were introduced in Parliament in September 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis when the total Opposition had walked out of both the Houses of Parliament. No discussions were held in Parliament on the Codes,” the CTUs said.
“These Codes, brought in the name of ‘ease of doing business,’ are anti-labour and pro-employers. Apart from this, the government has not responded till date to our 17-point charter of demands,” the statement said, adding that the convention would review the situation and chalk out a future programme of action to be taken up collectively by the trade unions. “A declaration to that effect will also be adopted in the convention with details of campaign programmes,” the statement said.
Published – March 17, 2025 10:09 pm IST