Fight for workers facing unfair labour practices: CJ

Lt Governor Dr Iqbal Singh said 70 per cent of labour disputes were settled through conciliation.

Chief Justice of Madras High Court Justice M Y Iqbal today urged lawyers to consider taking up labour disputes as ‘a god sent opportunity’ and help workers facing unfair labour practices from managements without seeking unnecessary adjournments.

Inaugurating the new Labour Court today,he said setting it up was a direct sequel to the court’s order suo motu asking the Centre and Puducherry governments to constitute it.

“A heavy responsibility has been cast on lawyers with the setting up of a separate labour court now and they should also realize that their service is service to humanity”,he said.

Story continues below this ad

He also urged lawyers not to seek adjournments and to use provision of conciliation in the Industrial Disputes Act to fight for workers who face unfair labour practices of termination or removal from service by the managements.

Chief Minister N Rangasamy,who presided,said his government was keen on rapid industrialization of Puducherry,for which there should be cordial labour-management relations.

He said his government would consider the plea for financial aid for young lawyers and asked them not to resort to agitations over this

Lt Governor Dr Iqbal Singh who spoke said 70 per cent of labour disputes had been settled through conciliation. All disputes between employees and employers should be settled through peaceful dialogue.

Donald Trump may replace H-1B lottery with wage-based selection process

World7 hr ago

Days after hiking the fees for new H-1B applications to $100,000, the Donald Trump administration has proposed to overhaul the visa process for high-skilled non-immigrant workers. The Trump administration has suggested a wage-based selection process for the H-1B programme, instead of the current lottery system.

View all shorts

Live Blog