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‘No economy can insulate itself from globalisation’

PTI - Udhagamandalam

As globalisation progresses no economy in the world can function on its own or insulate itself from the sweeping economic changes that are taking place, Union labour minister, Mr Sahib Singh said here recently.

Inaugurating a two-day conference for "Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) 2003", he said the important meeting was specially convened to discuss issues related to settlement of industrial disputes, enforcement of labour laws for the welfare of workers and effective labour administration.

He said the government had undertaken an earnest exercise to review the cadre of the central labour service and expressed the hope the cadre review committee would submit its final report soon and the government would implement the recommendations. Mr S K Mukhopadhyay, chief labour commissioner (central), New Delhi, said the minimum wages for workers was the goal of the ministry.

Mr P D Shenoy, secretary to government of India, ministry of labour, said the commissioners should adopt four ‘mantras’ namely enforcement or inspection, conciliation or mediation, judicial function and case study, while discharging their duties.