Working closely with states on labour reforms to help industry: Centre

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) suggested to the Labour Ministry to "direct workers to join back to their workplace" by issuing a circular

Union Labour and Employment Ministry told industry executives in a meeting on Friday that it is working in close coordination with the state governments to usher in labour law reforms to boost investment, even as the companies asked the government to take action against workers not returning to work.

Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar held a meeting with industry representatives to discuss their problems during the ongoing pandemic. Towards the end of the meeting, Labour and Employment Secretary Heera Lal Samariya told the industry that it is working on labour law reforms.

“The secretary mentioned about the