The Central Trade Unions (CTUs) of the country, except the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), rejected the ‘Shram Shakti Niti 2025’, the draft labour policy of the Union government.
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In a tripartite meeting chaired by Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya here on Thursday, 10 CTUs and various federations said in a joint response that the new labour policy appeared to be less a roadmap for worker empowerment, and more an ideological project to redefine labour, not as a right but as a “sacred duty.” The employers’ organisations said they would submit their written suggestions to the Union government.
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The BMS’s representative said it approved of the draft policy.
