The Union Labour Ministry has come out with proposals to reform labour laws for ‘conducive environment for investors’ through flexible mechanism like hiring and firing. On its website,the ministry has invited comments or suggestions on proposed amendments to the factories act,1948.

The BJP led Rajasthan state government has cleared crucial amendments to Industrial Disputes Act, Contract Labour Act and Factories Act. The move elicited stiff opposition from all the Central Trade Unions,including BMS.The Central Trade Unions,Cutting across political affiliations,have slammed the move. They have strongly criticised linking labour law reforms with creating investment friendly environment.

Com.Tapan Sen, General Secretary, CITU stated that 8 per cent of the country’s work force is only in the organised sector and covered by labour laws. Despite huge percentage of the work force being in the unorganised sector and subjected to cruel exploitation, corporates investment has been consistently going down to 28 per cent by the end of 2012. It is the public sector that is making the bulk of the investment.

So,it is time to strengthen the resistance movement with utmost unity of the working class in which the pensioners also have to play their due role.