In the name of direct investment, multinational companies (MNCs) are taking away more money from the country while there is increase number of contract workers, sub contractors and informal workers engaged in firms owned by them. Thus, multinational companies must abide by the International Frame Work Agreement, ILO core conventions and national labour laws.
National vice-president of the INTUC Dr RC Khuntia said this while addressing the BWI global conference on “Multinational Companies and Global Agreement” held in London on May 27, 2019 and later in Brighten City.
Khuntia urged upon the BWI to face the challenges of global social dialogue implementation of International Frame Work Agreement (IFA).
Khuntia also informed the BWI World Council and World Board that intention of the Government of India to convert 44 labour laws and four labour courts. He said the Government is also trying the repeal the Building Construction Welfare Act 1996.
Khuntia also gave a detail information about the damages and death of 64 persons caused due to Cyclone Fani in Odisha. He too informed about loss of 41 lakh live stocks, 1.5 lakh electricity polls and 100 transformers and over a thousand of telephone towers.
BWI president Per-Olof Sjoo presided over the meeting. General secretary Shei Ambet Yuson and around 85 delegates from Asia Pacific, North America, South America and Europe participated in the discussion.