The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra
Modi, today met leaders from various Trade Unions, over tea. The meeting
followed extensive consultations that these leaders had with an
inter-ministerial team headed by the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley,
earlier in the day.
The Prime Minister heard the views
of the Trade Union leaders on various issues of interest to workers, including
in areas related to economic policy, and related laws.
The Trade Unions represented at the
meeting included AITUC, All India United Trade Union Centre, All India Central
Council of Trade Unions, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, CITU, Hind Mazdoor Sabha,
Hind Mazdoor Sangh, INTUC, Labour Progressive Federation, National Front of
Indian Trade Unions, Self-Employed Women’s Association, Trade Union
Coordination Centre, and United Trade Union Congress.
Union Ministers Shri Arun Jaitley,
Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Shri Piyush Goyal and Dr.
Jitendra Singh were present at the meeting.
Source: PIB News