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TRIPARTITE BODIES
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Tripartism is a system of labour relations in which the state, employers, and
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workers are autonomous
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reciprocity. This can take place at either or both macro and micro levels.
Tripartite
feature of Indias industrial relations
system. It has a long history in India as it was set up as early as 1942. The Indian
p. and the Standing Labour Committee (SLC) are two main

Labour Conference (ILC)
forums for Tripartite Consultation. The objectives of Tripartite Consultation could be
mentioned as under:
i.
To promote uniformity in labour legislation.
ii.
To lay down a procedure for settlement of industrial disputes.
iii.
To consider matters of importance
to both the
managements and labour.

Tripartite forums evolve norms or standards in the form of guidelines. There are a
number of tripartite bodies which operate at the Central and State levels. The Indian
Labour Conference, Standing Labour Committees, Wage Boards and Industrial
Committees operate at the Central level and State Labour Advisory Boards operate
at the state level. All these bodies play an important role in reaching at voluntary
agreements on various labour matters. Though the recommendations of these
bodies are only advisory in nature they carry considerable weight with the
government, workers and employers. Some important measures agreed to by the
Indian Labour conference in past are:
1. Setting up of bipartite works committees, joint consultative and
production committees.
2. Adoption by employers and unions of a voluntary code of discipline;
Following proper grievance and disciplinary procedures;
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3. Following proper grievance and disciplinary procedures;
4. Deciding norms for fixing need based wages;
5. Rationalizing and revising wage structures of important industries
through non-statutory wage boards; and

6. Encouraging voluntary arbitration for the settlement of industrial
disputes.
Industrial relations in India have been shaped largely by principles and policies
evolved through tripartite consultative machinery at the industry and national levels.
The aim of the consultative machinery is to bring the parties together for mutual
Prof. Amaresh C. Nayak
settlement of differences in a spirit of co-operation and goodwill. The role of the

tripartite machinery has been summarized by the Planning Commission thus1.
Labour policy in India has been evolving in response to the specific needs of the
situation in relation to industry and the working class and has to suit the
requirements of planned economy. A body of principles and practices has grown up
as a product of joint consultation in which representatives of government, the
working class and the employers have been participating at various levels. The
legislative and other measures adopted by government in this field represent the
consensus of opinion of the parties vitally concerned and thus acquire the strength
and character of a national policy, operating on a voluntary basis.
A large number of tripartite bodies have been set up by the government to
provide a forum of discussion and consultation on various labour-related issues.
Among these bodies, a few notable ones are:
1. The Indian Labour Conference (ILC);
2. The Standing Labour Committee (SLC);
3. The Committee on Conventions;
4. The Industrial Committee; and
5. Other bodies of tripartite nature deals with various aspects of
labour problems.
There are 44 tripartite committees at the national level. Additionally, in the public
sector, there is a national-level bipartite machinery in select core industries, such as
banking, coal, oil, port, transport and steel. Such bipartite arrangements also exist at
the industry-cum-region level in jute, engineering, plantations, textiles, etc., which
are predominantly in the private sector.
Evolution of Tripartite Bodies

The need for consultation on labour matters on the patterns set by the I.L.O. was
recommended by the Whitley Commission in 1931. It envisaged a statutory
organization which should be sufficiently large to ensure adequate representation of
the various interests involved; but it should not be too large to prevent the members
from making individual contributions to the discussion. The representatives of
employers, of labour and of government should meet regularly in conference. The
commission also recommended that labour members should be elected by
registered trade unions and employers representatives should be elected by their
associations.2
But the recommendation was not implemented and nothing could be done in this
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respect till the outbreak of the Second World War, which necessitated the need for
maintenance
of
industrial
peace.
During the
Second
World
War
separate
consultations with the representatives of labour and employers were held in 1941
and 1942 by the Government of India to finalize post-war labour programmes. The
experience of these consultations highlighted the necessity of holding joint meetings
of the representatives of the government, workers and employers, thus, providing a
common platform for the resolution of differences between the employers and
workers by means of discussion and mutual understanding. Accordingly, the Fourth
Labour Conference was held in August 1942. It set up a permanent tripartite
collaboration machinery and constituted a Preliminary Labour Conference (later
named as the Indian Labour Conference ILC) and the Standing Labour Advisory
Committee (which subsequently dropped the word Advisory from its title SLC).
Initially the ILC consisted of 44 members whereas the SLC was about half the size of
the ILC. The pattern of representation was governed by the obtaining in the
International Labour Conference. It ensured:
i.
Equality of representation between the government and the

non-government representatives;
ii.
Parity between employers and workers;
iii.
Nomination of representatives of organized employers and

labourers was left to the concerned organizations; and
iv.
Representation of certain interests (unorganized employers and

unorganized workers), where necessary, on an adhoc basis through
nomination by government. The delegates are free to bring one official
and one non-official adviser with them 3.
Tripartite Bodies (1 and 2) Indian Labour Conference and

Standing Labour Committee
Both ILC and SLC are two important constituents of tripartite bodies. They play a
vital role in shaping, the I.R. system of the country. A brief account of these bodies is
discussed here: The objects of the Indian Labour Conference (ILC) are:
a. To promote uniformity in labour legislation;
b. To lay down a procedure for the settlement of industrial disputes; and
c. To discuss all matters of all-India importance as between employers
and employees.
The function of the ILC is to advise the Government of India on any matter
referred to it for advice, taking into account suggestions made by the provincial
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