(a) whether leading trade unions have demanded a national wage
policy;
(b) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard;
(c) whether the Government propose to set up a Tripartite Cell
for rehabilitation of sick units and to arrest increasing
unemployment in the country; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF LABOUR (DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA)
(a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 301 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19/3/2001.
(a) & (b): The issues relating to national wage policy have
been under discussion with the representatives of Trade Unions in
various fora over the years. The key elements of a National Wage
Policy framework like payment of wage, timeliness of wage payment,
non-discrimination in wage between men and women are governed by
legislations such as Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Payment of Wages Act,
1936 and Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
(c) & (d): Such matters are discussed in tripartite fora which
are already available in the Ministry of Labour. As such there is
no need to set up a Tripartite Cell.