Labour Law Changes In India

The amendments to the Labour laws in Rajasthan that was proposed by the Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia had been approved by the President of India late last year. The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly had passed Bills amending the rules under the central government of four key labour laws, with the intention of easing the process of hiring, training and dismissing worker easier as well to strengthen the rules for trade union registration, among other things. The amendments were to the Factories Act 1948, the Industrial Disputes Act 1947, the Apprenticeship Act 1961 and the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970. These statutes as they existed made it difficult for industrial unit owners not only to engage temporary labour but also to close factories that employed 100 or more workers.