,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,*,Labour,Law Reform:The Role of Trade Unions,Umesh Upadhyaya,Beginning Point of the Agenda,Continued Discussion -more than a decade,TUs,emphasis on implementation,EOs,stress on amendment(hidden agenda of hire&fire policy),Both ready to revise,EOs,Arguments,Need for,Labour,market flexibility,Labour,law not neutral-with pro-worker,character,Rigidity of,labour,-hurdled economic activity,Hesitation in investment,High uncertainty in business scenario,FDI not attracted,Implementation poor due to rigidity of,labour,law,TUs,Arguments,Full FOA,Increased Wages and Social Protection,Labour,law-naturally expected to be pro-worker,Violent conflict,Poor capacity of the state to ensure a,conducive business environment,Policy defects of the government,Feudal attitudes of employers,Employers focus on,labour,cost minimization not on productivity enhancement,Anti-union policies rather than cooperation,with unions,Reviewing the Past,7 issues identified by Unions and FNCCI,19 point agreement between,TUs,&FNCCI,Continued discussion during 2004 and 2005,Government initiative due to pressure of World Bank,ILO efforts as intermediary,Efforts of the Unions,Some normal some radical,Joint Initiatives for common position,GEFONT-NTUC Taskforce,NTUC/GEFONT Board&Secretariat,Efforts of the Unions,Issue-wise collaboration,GEFONT+NTUC+DECONT,GEFONT+NTUC+DECONT+TUN,GEFONT+NTUC+DECONT+CoNEP,GEFONT+NTUC+DECONT+ANFTU,GEFONT+NTUC+DECONT+ANFTU+ANTUC+NTUF,JTUCC as a joint structure of 8 National,TUs,Focus of Union Efforts,Full recognition of unions in every segment of employment,Uninterrupted rights,Social security as the fundamental right in Constitution,Labour,Court system ineffective,National,Labour,Commission as a new device for solution,Towards new welfare state,Priorities of Unions,Joint go ahead strategy in spite of rivalry,Give&Take focus on,labour,flexibility in balance with social security/protection,Divert the state from Capital-tilt to,Labour,-Capital balance in its character,Influential interventions in the new constitution&,labour,law process,Capacity of,Unions,:Let us assess,Research capacity&expert consultations,Fact-based logical presentations&common stance,Activist mobilization&Mass show for pressurizing,Mobilization of international support,Lobbying capacity,Coordination capacity,Bipartite relation with employers,Level of mutual trust among unions,Tactful strategy to balance Confrontation and Negotiation,