The 46th Session of the Indian labour Conference is being held on
July 20-21, 2015 in New Delhi. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the
Conference, dedicate National Career Service (NCS) Portal and will launch ESIC
2.0:Reform Initiatives of ESIC.Shri Arun Jaitley,Union Minister of Finance will
be the Guest of Honour.
As a prelude to the Indian Labour Conference, meeting of Standing
Labour Committee(SLC) takes place which reviews the Action Taken Report of the
conclusions of the preceding labour conference and also decides upon the agenda
item of the forthcoming Indian Labour Conference. The 46th Session of the SLC
held in January,2014 set the agenda which was again fine-tuned in 47th Session
of the SLC under the Chairmanship of Minister of State for Labour &
Employment (Independent Charge) here on 10th July,2015.The shortlisted agenda
include-
-Implementation of the conclusions/ recommendations of the 43rd,
44th and 45th Indian Labour Conference, particularly on Contract Labour,
Minimum Wages and Scheme Workers and Tripartite Mechanism,
-Social Security for the workers both in organized and
unorganized sector,
-Amendment of Bonus Act – Removal of conditions on payment
ceiling, eligibility limits, decisions to pay minimum bonus without linking to
loss when the performance indicator satisfy grant of bonus,
-Labour Laws amendments proposed/done either by the Central or
State Governments and
-Employment and Employment Generation
The ESIC 2.0:Reform Initiatives of ESIC too will be dedicated.The
Health Reform Initiative is a comprehensive package meant to transform the
Public Service Delivery System in ESIC through effective use of Information and
Communication Technology.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is implementing the
National Career Service (NCS) Project by transforming Employment Exchange
processes to Career Centers. A portal developed with key functionalities
associated with the employment exchange processes (including online
registration, career counseling, job matching etc.) will also be launched.
The conference will be attended by Labour Ministers,Labour
Secretaries,Labour Commissioners of all State Governments ,Union Territory
Administrations, several Central Ministries, Departments and senior leaders of
the Central Organisations of Employees and Workers.
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