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Unit 13: Industrial Relations

The objectives of the ILC are: Notes
1. To promote uniformity in labour legislation;
2. To lay down a procedure for the settlement of industrial disputes; and

3. To discuss all matters of all India importance as between employer's and employees.
The rules and procedures, which characterize the Indian tripartite consultative machinery, are
largely in tune with the recommendations of ILO Committee on consultation and cooperation.
In this connection, the following guidelines have been suggested:
1. Use of flexible procedures;
2. Calling a meeting only when necessary with adequate notice of the meeting and the
agenda;
3. Reference of certain items to working parties, if necessary;
4. Dispensing with voting procedure in arriving at conclusions to facilitate consultation;

5. Maintaining records of discussion in detail and circulating the conclusion reached to all
participants;
6. Documentation of reference; and

7. Provision of an effective secretariat and a small representative steering grant in case of
more formal consultative machinery.

Standing Labour Committee

SLC's main function is to "consider and examine such questions as may be referred to it by the
Plenary Conference or the Central Government, and to render advice taking into account the
suggestions made by various governments, workers and employers."

The agenda for ILC/SLC meetings was settled by the Labour Ministry after taking into
consideration the suggestions sent by it to the member organizations. These two bodies worked
with minimum procedural rules to facilitate free and fuller discussions among the members.
The ILC meets once a year whereas the SLC meets as and when necessary.

Committee on Conventions

This is a three-man tripartite committee set up in 1954. The objects were:
1. To examine the ILO conventions and recommendations which have not so far been ratified
by India; and
2. To make suggestions with regard to a phased and speedy implementation of ILO standards.

Industrial Committees

The eighth session of the ILC (1947) decided to set up Industrial Committees "To discuss various
specific problems special to the industries covered by them and submit their report to the
conference, which would co-ordinate their activities." These committees are tripartite bodies in
which number of workers' representatives is equal to the number of employers' representatives.
They do not meet regularly; meetings are considered afresh each time a session is called.

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