**Summary:**
This document summarizes the Indian Ministry of Labour and Employment's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2439, concerning the general strike purportedly organized by Central Labour Organizations on August 9, 2023. According to the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, the Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), the entity responsible for handling strike notices and industrial disputes within the Central Sphere, did not receive any direct strike notices or demand letters related to the mentioned strike.
Information regarding a nationwide protest by Central Trade Unions on August 9, 2023, was received from other official sources. The reported demands included the repeal of Labour Codes, cessation of Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) privatization, modifications to pension and employment policies, and expansion of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
The Central Industrial Relations Machinery, operating under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and tasked with maintaining industrial peace, reported no actual instances of strikes or protests. The Ministry indicates that the demands raised pertain to broader policy matters, and no related proposals are currently under consideration by the Ministry. Data on the number of mandays lost due to the said strike is not available, as the office of CLCC reported no actual instances of strikes or protests.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The Indian government ministry responsible for labour and employment policies.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Shri Amra Ram: Member of Parliament who raised the question in the Lok Sabha.
Central Labour Organisations: Refers to the collective of central trade unions in India.
Sushri Shobha Karandlaje: Minister of State for Labour and Employment.
Central Trade Unions: A nationwide collective of trade unions that protested on 09.08.2023.
MGNREGA: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, an Indian labour law and social security measure.
The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: An act of the Parliament of India to make provision for the investigation and settlement of industrial disputes.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2439
TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025
CENTRAL LABOUR ORGANISATIONS
†2439. SHRI AMRA RAM:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to
state:
(a)the details of the demand letters received by the Government
during the general strike of the Central Labour Organizations on 9
August, 2023;
(b)the details of the action taken or likely to be taken by the
Government in this regard;
(c)the details of the number of man-days lost due to the said strike;
and
(d)whether the Government proposes to address the said issue, if so,
the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (d): No strike notices or demand letters were received directly
by the Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) which handles
strike notice/industrial dispute of Central Sphere. However, input
about a nationwide protest by Central Trade Unions on 09.08.2023
was received from other official source. As per these inputs, demands
included scrapping of Labour Codes, stopping PSU privatization,
changes to pension and employment policies, and expanding
MGNREGA. The Office of CLC(C), the Central Industrial Relations
Machinery of Ministry of Labour and Employment, who function for
maintaining industrial peace and harmony functions under the
statutory provisions of The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, reported no
actual instances of strikes or protests. The demands raised were
related to broader policy matters, and no related proposals are
currently pending with this Ministry.
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