Changing Facets of Labour Policy in India- An Overview

A worker is a person who contributes his physical and mental efforts in productive process for fulfilling his basic needs. The Worker is also human being. He also has right to live with humanity and dignity in the society. There are two fold objectives of labour policy, one is maintaining industrial peace and other is promoting the welfare of labour. This paper discussed the right of workers under International treaties including UDHR, ICCPR, IECRD and ICESCR. This paper highlights Labour welfare and social welfare concept over the labour policy. This paper also highlights aims and objectives of labour policy along with social security concept.  This paper discussed all the Five Year Plans which impact over the labour policy to bring about welfare of the working class and the country’s economic stability and progress. This paper highlights impacts of labour market policy over the industrial growth and changing parameters of labour  policy in new era..