INDIAN NATIONAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS

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INDIAN NATIONAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS

• A 3-50565
• Follow-up and Evaluation on International Labour
  Standards and ILO Declaration on F P R W
• Submitted by Shaila Limaye-G.S. Central INTUC-
  Womens Wing

5 th May 2004
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BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

• Pramotion of ILO con. 87 con. 98.
• GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IS NOT RATIFYING THE CON. 87
  CON. 98. SAYING - 1) THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
  IS ALREADY HAVING SIMILAR CONVENTIONS. SO THERE
  IS NO NEED TO RATIFY THESE CONVENTIONS.
• There is lot of pressure on the government
  because of open policy of W.T.O. Thus refuses to
  take any risk.
• Employer does not allow to form union as they
  think it is a nuesance
• Emplyees are scared to come out on any union
  issues as to retain the job security.

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Achivements

• Submitted the project to INTUC
• Organised a State Seminar on ILO Con. 87 98
  on 8th March 2003 and 2004.
• Established contacts with leaders of other Trade
  Unions to enlist their support for ratification
  of ILO Con. 87 98 by Govt. of INDIA. And held
  rally of workers on 10th April 2004.
• Contacted members of parliament and informed them
  about importance of ILO conventions and
  ratification by Govt. of India viz. Mr. Sharad
  Pawar-President , Nationalist congress party,
  Shri. Suresh Kalmadi- M.P. All India Congress
  Committee
• Submitted the documents to The Labour Minister
  of Maharastra State Mr. Hemant Deshmukh and
  impressed upon him the need to ratify the ILO
  conventions.

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• Conducted 3days training progrmme on women
  leadership development in Mumbai with the
  cooperation of Workers Education Department of
  Maharashtra State Govt. on 29-30-31st Dec 2003.

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EVALUATION

• Though a few impressive achievements were made
  further progress could not be made due to paucity
  of funds.There is a vast field for organisation
  of a strong lobby for ratification of ILO
  Conventions.
• India is a vast country with distances and
  different languages. In order to reach out to
  them a lot of travelling is involved. This
  involves funds which are scarce.