Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:08 AM PST
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Recognising Labour Union
PIB:
Labour is placed in the concurrent list of the Constitution and both
the Central Government and State Governments are designated as the
‘appropriate Government’ in respect of areas of their jurisdiction. In
the Central Sphere, there are clear guidelines/ directives for
verification of membership of Trade Unions for purpose of granting
recognition to the majority Union. In the Central Sphere, no recognition
is pending, for the want of proper guidelines and directives.
Verification
of membership of Trade Unions operating in organizations falling under
the jurisdiction of State Government are carried out by the respective
State Government. Hence, the details of disputes are not maintained by
the Central Government.
Under
the Code of Discipline, a Union may claim to be recognized as a
representative Union for an industry in a local area if it has a
membership of at least 25% of the workers of that industry in that area.
If there are several Trade Unions in an industry, the one with the
largest membership would be recognized as the majority Union. The
procedure for verification of membership of Trade Unions operating in an
establishment is laid down in the Code of Discipline. There is no
specific procedure laid down in the Code of Discipline for verification
of membership of Trade Unions operating in an industry in local area.
This
information was given by the Minister of Labour and Employment Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge in reply in reply to a written question in the Lok
Sabha today.
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