Centre, states likely to review labour code rollout at December meet

Last year, a study released by a government agency - V V Giri National Labour Institute- had said that the rules framed by various states and UTs under the new labour codes have "too much" divergence

For rolling out the four new labour codes and discussing labour-welfare policies, the Union labour ministry is likely to convene a meeting with the labour ministers of all the states and Union Territories (UTs) in early December to gauge their preparedness, sources said.

  The “Chintan Shivir”, or brainstorming session, will work to bring in all the states and UTs on board. The codes are part of the Centre’s long-pending reforms agenda.

  “As part of preparations for the meeting, all the states have been asked to come up with a comparative study of the draft rules framed by them and the