18/07/2015
46th Session of Indian Labour
Conference on July 20-21, 2015 in New Delhi
The 46th Session of the Indian labour Conference
is being held on July 20-21, 2015 in New Delhi. The Prime Minister will
inaugurate the Conference, dedicate National Career Service (NCS) Portal and
will launch ESIC 2.0:Reform Initiatives of ESIC.Shri Arun Jaitley,Union
Minister of Finance will be the Guest of Honour.
As a prelude to the Indian Labour Conference,
meeting of Standing Labour Committee(SLC) takes place which reviews the Action
Taken Report of the conclusions of the preceding labour conference and also
decides upon the agenda item of the forthcoming Indian Labour Conference. The
46th Session of the SLC held in January,2014 set the agenda which was again
fine-tuned in 47th Session of the SLC under the Chairmanship of Minister of
State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge) here on 10th
July,2015.The shortlisted agenda include-
-Implementation of the conclusions/
recommendations of the 43rd, 44th and 45th Indian Labour Conference,
particularly on Contract Labour, Minimum Wages and Scheme Workers and
Tripartite Mechanism,
-Social Security for the workers both in
organized and unorganized sector,
-Amendment of Bonus Act – Removal of conditions
on payment ceiling, eligibility limits, decisions to pay minimum bonus without
linking to loss when the performance indicator satisfy grant of bonus,
-Labour Laws amendments proposed/done either by
the Central or State Governments and
-Employment and Employment Generation
The ESIC 2.0:Reform Initiatives of ESIC too will
be dedicated.The Health Reform Initiative is a comprehensive package meant to
transform the Public Service Delivery System in ESIC through effective use of
Information and Communication Technology.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is
implementing the National Career Service (NCS) Project by transforming
Employment Exchange processes to Career Centers. A portal developed with key
functionalities associated with the employment exchange processes (including
online registration, career counseling, job matching etc.) will also be
launched.
The conference will be attended by Labour
Ministers,Labour Secretaries,Labour Commissioners of all State Governments
,Union Territory Administrations, several Central Ministries, Departments and
senior leaders of the Central Organisations of Employees and Workers.
PIB