National Commission on Labour
{{Short description|Indian statutory body}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
National Commission on Labour is an Indian statutory body to recommend the changes in the labour laws.
History
The first National Commission on Labour was set up on 24 December 1966 under the Chairmanship of Justice P. B. Gajendragadkar.{{Cite web |date=1966-12-24 |title=Focus |url=http://pib.nic.in/focus/fojan99/fo1101991.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218044932/http://pib.nic.in/focus/fojan99/fo1101991.html |archive-date=18 February 2013 |url-status=dead|accessdate=2013-07-25 |website=pib.nic.in}} The Commission submitted its report in August, 1969 after detailed examination of all aspects of labour problems, both in the organised and unorganised sectors.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/07/stories/2003120703271100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040328103314/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/07/stories/2003120703271100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-03-28 |title=Proposal to allow contract labour in selected industries under study |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2003-12-07 |accessdate=2013-07-25}}{{Cite web |title=National Commission on Labour – Recommendations |url=http://www.cbwe.gov.in/recommendations/national-commission-on-labour--recommendations.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817215841/http://cbwe.gov.in/recommendations/national-commission-on-labour--recommendations.aspx |archive-date=17 August 2013 |url-status=dead|accessdate=2013-07-25 |website=Cbwe.gov.in}}
The second National Commission on Labour (NCL) was set up on 15 October 1999{{Cite web |title=REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LABOUR |url=http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/1237548159/NLCII-report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915132425/http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/1237548159/NLCII-report.pdf |archive-date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead|accessdate=23 January 2019 |website=Prsindia.org }} under the chairmanship of Ravindra Varma which submitted its report to the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 29 June 2002.{{Cite web |title=Loaded against labour |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl1916/19160990.htm |accessdate=23 January 2019 |website=Frontline.thehindu.com}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}} The first National Commission on Labour recommended that works committee be set up in any unit which has a recognized union.
The second such commission was in favour of setting up wages boards for fixing wage rates for workers in any industry.