[Marxistindia] CPI(M) Denounces Operationalisation of Labour Codes; State Governments should bring in Amendments

[news from the cpi(m)]

May 9, 2026

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

CPI(M) Denounces Operationalisation of Labour Codes

State Governments should bring in Amendments

 

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) denounces the operationalisation of
Labour Codes by the Union Government, through the notification of Central
Rules for the same, on May 8, 2026. 

 

Though the BJP-led Union Government had wished to operationalise the Labour
Codes from April 1, 2026 itself, it deceptively waited till the Assembly
elections in 4 States and a Union Territory were over to notify the rules.
Within just 4 days after the announcement of results, they have now
operationalised the Labour Codes. This exposes the deceptive modus operandi
of the BJP-led Union Government. 

 

The BJP-led governments in the states are eager to implement the Labour
Codes and have prepared the state draft rules. It is only the outgoing
CPI(M) led LDF government in Kerala which had denounced the implementation
of Labour Codes, held a National Labour Conclave and constituted an expert
committee under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice V.
Gopala Gowda, to recommend alternative measures. The LDF government had
received the report and agreed to adopt the recommendations. Due to the
Model Code of Conduct, it could not implement the recommendations.

 

The expert committee has recommended the state governments to bring in
amendments to protect the interests of workers. It had opined that the State
Legislatures are empowered to bring in state amendments as the labour issues
are enumerated as Nos. 22, 23 & 24 in the Concurrent List of the
Constitution.

 

The CPI(M) urges the state governments to exercise their legislative powers
under the Constitution of India, bring in amendments to the Labour Codes,
and protect the interests of the workers instead of operationalising them as
per the Central Rules that have been notified.

 

 

Muralidharan

(CPI(M) Central Committee Office)

 

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