(a) whether attention of the Government has been drawn to the
news-item captioned `Labour laws flouted with impunity` appearing
in the Hindu dated September 6, 2001;
(b) if so, whether the workers are harrassed with wide spread
industrial sickness, lockouts, closures and anti-labour policies
pursued by the employers;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the remedial action taken by the Union Government and the
State Governments for redressal of the grievances of the workers?