The Indian government on Monday said that the booming business processes outsourcing units are covered under the existing labour laws and state governments could deal with violation of laws in the sector.
"BPOs are covered under the existing labour laws. The state governments are appropriate governments under various labour laws and legally vested with powers to deal with violation of labour laws in the BPO sector," K C Rao, Minister for Labour and Employment, informed Lok Sabha in a written reply.
Regarding a report by V V Giri National Labour Institute, an autonomous society under the ministry of labour and employment, the minister said the views expressed were of the concerned researcher and not of the institute or of the ministry.
It is pertinent to mention that the Left parties have been demanding that labour laws should be imposed in the BPO sector and trade unions should be allowed to function in these units.