Social Pacts – An Account of Tripartism in the
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Description: Social Pacts An Account of Tripartism in the Indian Subcontinent Iftikhar Ahmad Labour law specialist WageIndicator Foundation Presented by Dirk Dragstra 2 TRIPARTISM A LOOSE DEFINITION Consultation and negotiation Economic and social
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Social Pacts – An Account of Tripartism in the Indian Subcontinent Iftikhar Ahmad Labour law specialist WageIndicator Foundation Presented by Dirk Dragstra 2 TRIPARTISM: A LOOSE DEFINITION Consultation and negotiation Economic and social policies Representatives of government, labour unions and employers’ associations 3 LEGISLATIVE BASIS Institutionalization and continuity of practices Scope of policy consultations and agreements Strength and autonomy of labour (organizations) 4 I. Institutionalization and continuity of practices INDIA Indian Tripartite Labour Conference (ILC) Standing Labour Committee (SLC) Tripartite Industrial Committees (TIC) PAKISTAN Tripartite Labour Conference (TLC) Standing Labour Committee (SLC) 5 II. Scope of policy consultations and agreements Promote uniformity in labour legislation Discuss matters of national importance between social partners Develop uniform procedure for dispute settlement 6 III. Strength and autonomy of labour (organizations) UNION DENSITY < 7% Non-agricultural labour: INDIA 90-93% informal sector PAKISTAN 73% informal sector 7 SOCIAL PACT EMERGENCE - INDIA No tripartite consultations on the national level Ministry of Labour did not play a role Tripartite Industrial Committees endorsed government policies 8 SOCIAL PACT EMERGENCE - PAKISTAN APSEWAC sprang up in 1991 115 public sector enterprises to be privatized Pact signed with government 9 COMPARISON INDIA - PAKISTAN PAKISTAN Ministry of Labour involved Informal agreement acquired formal status Government involvement in implementation INDIA Ministry of Labour not involved No overall social pact signed 10 CONCLUSION Tripartite institutions were largely neglected Missed opportunity What to do? Facilitation by providing funding, staff, etc. Fundamental objections? 11 THANK YOU! To download this paper and presentation, please visit wageindicator.org/Wageindicatorfoundation/publications/
