Chief Labor Commissioner reviews implementation of labor laws and new labor codes

Chief Labor Commissioner and Director General of Labor Bureau DPS Negi reviewed the status of sensitization and implementation of labor laws and labor codes in various development projects in Leh. Negi during the last two days in separate meetings with the Project Officers of UT Ladakh, POWERGRID, NHPC, BRO, CPWD, BPCL, IOCL, HPCL, NHIDCL and AAI inquired about the present labor problems at their project sites. Of. He also studied the various activities started there. Negi met workers from Jharkhand, Bihar, Nepal as well as workers from local Ladakh at Karutungse and Pangong Road and inquired about their well being. Negi told them about their rights in detail.
Senior officers in-charge of the projects briefed the Chief Labor Commissioner (Central) regarding compliance of various labor laws. Negi expressed satisfaction over the compliance status of labor laws on his projects. Negi told the officers and contractors about the importance of implementation of labor laws and new labor codes. He appealed to the workers to register themselves in the NDUW portal to be set up for the migrant workers. The Ministry of Labor and Employment is going to launch this portal soon.

Negi appreciated the design of the proposed shelter sites to be procured by the project officials.