Panel constituted to study contract labour in Chennai airport

A committee to investigate the elimination of contract labour for packaging, loading, and associated operations at Chennai airport was established by the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board, which is part of the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment. This ruling came after the Labour Ministry was ordered by the Madras High Court to take the International Air Cargo Workers Union's (IACWU) representation into consideration. The Executive Director of Establishment (Labour Laws) from the Railway Board, K.N. Umesh, National Secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, Ranjay Kumar from Bokaro Steel City, and the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Chennai, serve as Member-Convener of the committee. In accordance with Section 10 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, the panel shall examine the contract labour system and provide recommendations about its prohibition.