Govt launches portal for access to labour laws
Updated: Feb 14, 2014 04:12:53pm
New Delhi, Feb 14 (KNN) The government has launched a new web portal to facilitate easy access to various labour laws, consolidated information of Labour Inspection and its enforcement.
The portal will also provide an effective grievance redressal system hyperlinked with the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances portal, a Labour Ministry release said here.
The web portal is being developed and maintained by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
This integrated portal will operate through a Unique Labour Identification Number (Shram Pehchan Sankhya) LIN for each Employer/Establishment.
The employers will be allotted LIN (Labour Identification Number) after registration on web portal. The enforcement agency will upload the data of inspection on the web portal which will be updated periodically.
“The pilot project would facilitate availability of the field data of enforcement on various enactments of this ministry, for effective implementation and policy formulation. This project is intended to help in refining and testing various processes, in consultation with social partners and State Governments in a pilot mode,” according to the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
While inauguration the portal, Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes yesterday said, “We have to ensure effective implementation of our labour laws to ensure effective protection of the rights of our workforce and also to ensure them access to various social protection schemes.”
He said as an initiative on pilot basis, the ministry has selected the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) organization, the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to start with.
“Other statutes and State Governments can also join this Unified Single Web Portal subsequently,” he added. (KNN/SD)
The portal will also provide an effective grievance redressal system hyperlinked with the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances portal, a Labour Ministry release said here.
The web portal is being developed and maintained by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
This integrated portal will operate through a Unique Labour Identification Number (Shram Pehchan Sankhya) LIN for each Employer/Establishment.
The employers will be allotted LIN (Labour Identification Number) after registration on web portal. The enforcement agency will upload the data of inspection on the web portal which will be updated periodically.
“The pilot project would facilitate availability of the field data of enforcement on various enactments of this ministry, for effective implementation and policy formulation. This project is intended to help in refining and testing various processes, in consultation with social partners and State Governments in a pilot mode,” according to the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
While inauguration the portal, Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes yesterday said, “We have to ensure effective implementation of our labour laws to ensure effective protection of the rights of our workforce and also to ensure them access to various social protection schemes.”
He said as an initiative on pilot basis, the ministry has selected the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) organization, the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to start with.
“Other statutes and State Governments can also join this Unified Single Web Portal subsequently,” he added. (KNN/SD)
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