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Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes promised on Thursday to have a 'proper dialogue' with all on labour reforms.
"We will have proper dialogue with all. So we will not have any particular problem as such in dealing with the issues (raised by Left parties)," he told reporters soon after taking charge of the ministry.
He was answering a question as to how he would deal with the Left parties and their Trade Unions which are agitating on major issues like banking reforms, delay in bringing a bill to grant social security to unorganised workers and change of the government's approach towards labour issues in the Eleventh Plan.
Asked whether the long-awaited umbrella legislation for providing social security cover to nearly 40 crore unorganised sector workers, who constitute 97 per cent of the country's total workforce, would be introduced in the Winter Session of Parliament, he said "let us see. The Bill is in the pipeline and I am hopeful".
On the thorny issue of falling EPF interest rate, Fernandes said he would study the position thoroughly and find out what could be done to protect the the interest of workers. "It all depends on securing money and getting returns," he said.
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