PIL in SC challenges labour law changes by BJP states RSS’ Mazdoor Sangh calls for stir against new law on May 20
A Jharkhand-based social activist on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking the quashing of changes made in labour laws by Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh and others for facilitating economic activity, citing “public emergency” in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.
Seeking the quashing of the various notifications relaxing the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 and Industrial Dispute Act, 1947, social activist Pankaj Kumar Yadav said that the state governments exercised the power conferred under Section 5 the Factories Act to the detriment of poor workmen on the premise of facilitating economic activities.
However, in the case of
Strongly condemning the “total withdrawal” of labour laws in BJP-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, RSS affiliate Bharatiya Majdoor Sangh (BMS) has decided to hold a nationwide protest on May 20. While welcoming the economic package “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan” announced by Prime Minister Narendra
Factories Act, the powers under Section 5 can be invoked to put to sleep the rest of the provisions of the law only in a “grave emergency” whereby the security of India or of any part of the territory is
Modi-led government, the BMS on Thursday said that it will stage a protest against the “anti-workers Ordinance” of the UP, MP and Gujarat governments and increase of working hours in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Goa and Odisha.
The BMS also said that migrant workers’ problems have aggravated during the lockdown mainly because there is “gross violation” of laws by most of the states.
threatened, whether by war or external aggression or internal disturbance. He said such decisions had been taken at a time when the poor workmen were worst hit by the lockdown.