Towards Resilient Social Dialogue in South Asia
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X Towards resilient social dialogue in South Asia A collation of key social dialogue mechanisms in South Asia, their responses to the COVID-19 crisis and actions to build resilience ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India X Towards Resilient Social Dialogue in South Asia A collation of key social dialogue mechanisms in South Asia, their responses to the COVID-19 crisis and actions to build resilience ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India Copyright © International Labour Organization 2020 First published October 2020 Publications of the International Labour Office enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. 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Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 6 Executive summary ................................................................................................................................. 7 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................... 15 1. Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 17 2. A description of tripartite and bipartite social dialogue mechanisms in South Asia ...... 19 2.1 Afghanistan ........................................................................................................................ 20 2.1.1 Tripartite social dialogue mechanisms ...................................................................... 21 2.1.1.1 Decent Work Country Programme National Steering Committee and Technical Working Group ................................................................................ 21 2.1.1.2 Labor High Council ........................................................................................... 21 2.1.2 Bipartite social dialogue mechanisms ....................................................................... 22 2.2 Bangladesh ............................................................................................................................... 22 2.2.1 Tripartite social dialogue mechanisms ...................................................................... 23 2.2.1.1 National Tripartite Consultative Council ...................................................... 24 2.2.1.2 Readymade Garment Tripartite Consultative Council ............................... 25 2.2.1.3 National Council for Industrial Health and Safety ...................................... 25 2.2.1.4 Minimum Wage Board ..................................................................................... 26 2.2.1.5 National Wages and Productivity Commission ........................................... 26 2.2.2 Bipartite social dialogue mechanisms ....................................................................... 26 2.2.2.1 Collective bargaining ....................................................................................... 26 2.2.2.2 Participation committees ............................................................................... 28 2.2.2.3 Safety committees ........................................................................................... 28 2.3 India ........................................................................................................................................... 29 2.3.1 Tripartite social dialogue mechanisms ...................................................................... 30 2.3.1.1 Indian Labour Conference and Standing Labour Committee .................. 30 2.3.1.2 Wage boards ..................................................................................................... 31 2.3.1.3 Industrial Tripartite Committees ................................................................... 32 2.3.1.4 Central Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Provident Fund .................. 32 2.3.1.5 Standing Committee of the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme ........... 33 2.3.1.6 Welfare boards ................................................................................................. 33 2.3.1.7 Tamil Nadu’s State Labour Advisory Council ............................................... 34 2.3.1.8 Kerala’s Industrial Relations Committees .................................................... 35 2.3.1.9 Maharashtra’s Industrial Relations Committees ........................................ 36 2.3.2 Bipartite social dialogue mechanisms ....................................................................... 37 2.3.2.1 Collective bargaining ....................................................................................... 37 2.3.2.2 Works committees ........................................................................................... 39 2.3.2.3 Grievance redressal committees ................................................................... 40 2.4 Maldives .................................................................................................................................... 41 2.4.1 Tripartite social dialogue mechanisms ...................................................................... 42 2.4.2 Bipartite social dialogue mechanisms ....................................................................... 43 2.5 Nepal .................................................................................................................................... 43 2.5.1 Tripartite social dialogue mechanisms ...................................................................... 43 2.5.1.1 Central Labour Advisory Council ................................................................... 44 2.5.1.2 Minimum Wage Fixation Committee ............................................................ 45 2.5.1.3 Labour Coordination Committee .................................................................. 45 2.5.1.4 Social Security Fund Steering Committee .................................................... 46 2.5.1.5 Provincial Labour Advisory Councils ............................................................. 46 2.5.2 Bipartite social dialogue mechanisms ....................................................................... 47 2.5.2.1 Collective bargaining ....................................................................................... 47 2.5.2.2 Labour Relations Committee ......................................................................... 48 2.6 Pakistan ............................................................................................................................... 49 2.6.1 Tripartite social dialogue mechanisms ...................................................................... 50 2.6.1.1 Pakistan Tripartite Labour Conference ........................................................ 50 2.6.1.2 Federal Tripartite Consultative Committee ................................................. 50 2.6.1.3 Employees’ Old Age Benefits Institution ..................................................... 50 2.6.1.4 Workers’ Welfare Fund Board ........................................................................ 51 2.6.1.5 Provincial Tripartite Consultative Committees ........................................... 51 2.6.1.6 Provincial Employees’ Social Security Institutions Tripartite Governing Bodies ............................................................................................. 52 2.6.1.7 Provincial Workers’ Welfare Boards .............................................................. 52 2.6.1.8 Provincial Minimum Wage Boards ................................................................ 53 2.6.2 Bipartite social dialogue