Work force of the country and the state is normally considered as an important axel of the wheels of economy. If this axel breaks down then the vehicle of the economy comes to a grinding halt. History tells us that labour strikes have paralyzed many economies of the world over the years. Considering the importance of this factor the ILO was formed to pressurize the elected government of the world to bring in labour reforms and to enact laws to protect inhuman working conditions some of which are become redundant and remained only on paper.
In spite of millions of laws prevalent in the law books in this country labour disputes take more than 15 to 20 years in the labour Tribunals and courts. Once a order is passed by the Tribunal, the order is normally challenged with a petition in the High Court and the Apex Court where the case again takes another 4 to 5 years or more if it is kept sine die based on the pending case lists.
Under the circumstances, the workmen who is dismissed arbitrarily from service without following the process of law has to either die a miserable death or his whole family is made to suffer for no faults of theirs. Commercial trade union operating in the state for fear of losing their bread has never bothered to demand and pressurize the government to enact the PULP Act or any other law which would give faster remedy in resolving the labour disputes which under the present laws take such huge time period.
A proposal was made to the former law commissioners of Goa including Adv. Narendra Savoikar who held the office of the law commission very recently to enact in Goa the PULP Act (Prevention of unfair Labour Practices Act) which the state government is empowered and this acts is operating in our neighboring state of Maharashtra which empowers the workmen to approach the High Court directly for redressing his grievance..
As per news report the new prime minister is trying to bring in reforms including the amendment to the Industrial Dispute Act 1947 to make his mission “Make in India” comes true. The prime minister and the labour ministers should make fresh laws to resolve labour disputes in a time frame.
