(a) whether the employees in the Information Technology (IT) Sector faced hardships and harassments due to non-implementation of
labour welfare measures;
(b) whether the Union Government has issued directions to the State Governments to ensure and regulate implementation of labour welfare
measures in the IT Sector; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES)
(a): Complaints, if any, regarding hardships and harassment being faced by the employees in the Information Technology Sector, lie
with the State Governments being the `Appropriate Governments` under labour laws and legally vested with power to deal with violations
of labour laws. In case a specific complaint is received in this regard, the matter will be taken up with the appropriate Authorities.
(b) & (c): The Ministry of Labour and Employment had written to the State Governments on 21.10.2005 in the context of workers of
Information Technology enabled Sector, a segment of Information Technology Sector, that State Governments are `Appropriate Governments`
under the labour laws and legally vested with power to deal with violations of labour laws.