By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : The Indian government has said there is no question of relaxing the labour laws and, instead has asked states to implement them to protect workers, particularly in the wake of global economic slowdown.
“There is no question of liberalising the labour laws,” Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge told the Rajya Sabha in reply to a Calling Attention Notice by D Raja (CPI) on situation arising out of retrenchment and job losses.
He said implementation of these laws was good both for employers and employees.
Kharge dismissed the suggestion of relaxing the labour laws by industrialist and independent member Rahul Bajaj, who found himself in a heated argument with Brinda Karat (CPI-M) as she pointed to “conflict of interest”.
Bajaj said his voice was being “muffled”.