ENA Sectors 2018-07-27 06:39:10 <p><strong>New Delhi, July 27 (KNN)</strong> The Labour Ministry has sought inputs from representatives of all the Central Trade Unions in stakeholders consultation workshop on Draft Social Security Code. </p> <p>In a release, the Ministry reiterated that the exercise of codification of existing 15 labour laws into a code on social security is essentially to strengthen the existing social security frame work in the country and to universalise it in a right-based manner for every worker in the country.</p> <p>It is based on the recommendation of 2nd National Conference on Labour (NCL) in which, all the Social Partners were involved.</p> <p>The Government is committed towards protecting the Social Security arrangements of India being availed by the existing EPF/ESI members, said the Ministry. </p> <p>On the other hand, it is proposed to extend the existing cover to more workers. There is no proposal/thinking to usurp the existing funds, belonging to existing members and the same shall be protected.</p> 20449 http://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/labour-ministry-seeks-inputs-and-suggestions-from-all-ctus-on-draft-social-security-code 2018-07-27 06:39:10 knnindia.co.in