Tamilnadu may consider ‘Recognition of Trade Unions’
16. Nov, 2010 
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States like Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have enacted/ amended their State provisions to include a system of recognition of Unions. Construction workers in Tamilnadu have staged protest against the TN Govt’s unrelenting approach towards enacting a law requiring employers to recognize Trade Unions. While Govt has stated that it is not averse to the idea but it had its reservations too. The Govt. stated that a committee is formed which would visit the states where the said enactment are in force to study the legislation and then would consider a similar legislation once this committee submits its report.
While the Unions may not let the idea fizzle down, it would be in the interest of the Govt to impose a minimum membership strength of 25% of the total strength in the Factory/ Industry as the criterion for recognition of Unions, if such a law is to be enforced in Tamilnadu. This would to a large extent kill those fragmented Unions and would promote industrial peace.
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