New Delhi, Dec 22 (KNN) In order to simplify the existing labour laws, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has taken several steps for drafting Labour Code on Industrial Relations, Parliament was informed.

The Ministry has amalgamated and rationalized the provisions of three labour laws - The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; The Trade Unions Act, 1926; and The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.

The Government carried out the process of Tripartite Consultation for drafting the Labour Code on Industrial Relations, where the representatives from Central Trade Unions, Employers’ Association and Central Ministries/State Governments participated and gave their suggestions, Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (IC) for Ministry Labour and Employment, said this in a reply to a question in Lok Sabha.

Two such meetings for the tripartite consultation on this Labour Code were held on 06.05.2015 and 06.10.2015.

Apart from this, the draft Labour Code on Industrial Relations was also put on Website of the Ministry on 26.04.2015 for one month time inviting comments/suggestions from public and stakeholders.

“Suggestions have been received from the stakeholders in these consultations. The provisions of the draft Labour Code on Industrial Relations are still under consideration,” said the Minister. (KNN Bureau)