Making a case for liberalising labour laws, the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector suggested on Thursday adoption of conditional hire and fire policy, while safeguarding the interest of workers.
"There is no harm in liberalising labour laws with a quid pro quo... unemployment insurance," NCEUS Chairman Arjun Sengupta said, while addressing the eighth Editor's Conference on social sector issues in New Delhi.
NCEUS, which has undertaken a review of the Indian labour law, is likely to present its report to the government by February after consulting trade unions and industry chambers, he said.
The suggestions would include amendments to the Industrial Dispute Act, which prohibit retrenchment of workers by enterprises employing over 100
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