Need of the Future ? No, need of NOW !

 

Context :

Labour Codes to empower workers via minimum wages, job and social security: PM

 

Business Line  /  25 Aug 2022

Extract :

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the government has in the last eight years taken the initiative to abolish the laws from the period of slavery that reflect the slavery mentality.

“The country is now changing, reforming, and simplifying such labour laws,” the Prime Minister said, adding that with this in mind, 29 labour laws have been converted into four simple labour codes.

The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment is keen on implementing the four Labour Codes at the earliest, and one of the thematic sessions at the conference will also focus on the long-pending legislation.

The Prime Minister also stressed the need to take full advantage of the fourth industrial revolution by taking quick decisions and implementing them.

 

With the rise of :

#  the platform and

#  gig economy and

#  online facilities,

 

the Prime Minister underlined the need to be alert towards the emerging dimensions of work. “Right policies and efforts in this area will help in making India a global leader,” he said.

 

Reiterating that the future needs :

#  flexible workplaces,

#  a work-from-home ecosystem, and

#  flexible work hours,

-       the Prime Minister said that systems like flexible workplaces can also be used as opportunities to improve the participation of women in the labour force.

“By making the right use of women power, India can achieve its goals faster,” he said, while emphasising the need to think of what can be done for women in the newly emerging sectors in the country.

 

MY  TAKE :

 

Dear Shri Narendrabhai,

 

You have repeatedly stressed the need for :

 

#  Self Employment vs Paid Employment

#  Job Creators working from home vs Job Seekers working from offices /

    factories

#  Using latest Technologies to Empower the Unemployed

#  Making India the SKILL CAPITAL of the World – a Global Leader

 

However the rate at which this matter of “ LABOUR LAW REFORMS “ is moving at

a snail’s pace, millions of unemployed citizen ( which include a great majority of

our WOMEN ), are filling frustrated

They are wondering :

#  Among the beaurocracy, is there an awareness that we are sitting on a TIME

    BOMB ?

#  Do these Govt officers think that we, in India, can escape the consequence of

    COVID / Ukrane war, as a  result of which, economies of most countries have

    slowed down / getting worse ?

   

#  Are they trying to hide their heads under sand , thinking that the storm will go

    away ?

#  Is there a lack of POLITICAL WILL to implement my following 7 YEAR old

    REFORMS ? :

 

Ø  " BACK FACTORY " OF THE WORLD ? …………………………….[ 09  Sept  2015  ]

 

Ø  A NEW ECONOMIC ORDER ? aka " Start Up Act - 2015 "[ 12  Sept  2015 ]

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

26 Aug 2022