$$$$ Our Vision : To achieve the objectives of the 'Mission" and to be consistent with the strategy, the Institute is mandated to adopt approaches and methods $$$$
Mahatma
Gandhi Labour Institute shall endeavour to achieve
this vision by following strategies :
By
undertakingstudies/research on issues that
have bearing on labour and employment in the
state as well as having implications for the
national level policies and programmes.
By designing and organizing training programmes
for key personnel/functionaries and representatives
of trade unions, NGOs, Government, elected
representatives of the people and workers.
By
working to evolve indigenous models of
industrial relations based on Mahatma Gandhi's
ideas, philosophy and approach to labour,
employment and industrial relations.
By
focusing on labour judiciary and labour laws
related activities for studies and training
and by compilation of relevant materials for
dissemination
By
continuous watching of employment environment
with changing contributions of various sectors-primary,
secondary and tertiary.
By
instituting suitable AWARDS for large/medium sized companies / establishments / organizations
in Gujarat.
This
will be further supported by bringing out
periodic reports and books on critical labour
related issues relevant to formulation of
policies and programmes in the field of labour,
labour welfare, employment and wages &
income and productivity.
Center of Excellence
Over a period of time, the Institute will extend
and deepen its expertise in several of its core
areas of activities by developing Centres of excellence
within the institute. The institute shall work
for setting up the following Centres under its
umbrella. Each Centre shall take up studies, action
research and training programmes for target groups, suggestive list of which is provided
below.
Centre for studies
and action research and training on women
and child labour issues,
Centre for research
and training in labour laws, industrial
relations and functioning of labour judiciary,
Centre for training and awareness creation
in industrial safety, work environment
and occupational health,
Centre for research, training and education
in social security and labour welfare,
Centre for research
on employment and productivity promotion,
wages and income, labour mobility and macro
socio-economic trends and monitoring of
labour situation,
Centre for Gandhian approach of trusteeship, labour and industrail relations and human resource management
and development
Labour gird/net to help labour and industry in meeting each others requirements.
Centre for unorganised sector workers : research, education, training etc. to promote employability in the market.
Centre for investment in skill, development for promoting micro enterprise among working class.
Centre for documentation,
production of audio-visual educational
and training aids and awareness creation
and publications.
Target
Group
Each centre, based on its specialized focus and
expertise, shall address the issues faced by a
wide range of target groups both in organized and
unorganized sectors and in rural and urban areas,
as given below in the suggestive list.
Industrial workers across industries and
size of establishments
Child workers
Bonded labour
Agricultural labourers
Construction workers
Salt workers
Brick kiln workers
Workers in ship breaking yards
Loading and unloading labour
Forest workers
Fish processing labour
Home based workers
Workers in hazardous activities and
occupations
Low income self-employed in various
activities and occupations.
Female workers
Migrant workers — intrastate
and interstate both in rural and urban
areas
Contract labour
Workers in informal sector/unorganized
sector
Workers engaged
in "Informal work/activity"
Issues in Focus
For each target group in the organized as
well as unorganized sector a suggestive list
of issues to focus for activities, research and
training etc. is as under:
Employment including
self-employment and related issues, Inter-district
and interstate migration and its consequences,
Wages, income and emoluments, productivity,
and employment of unorganized wage paid labour
and of low income self-employed,
Skill development and training for promoting micro enterprise among working class.
Work environment and decent work.
Industrial relations,
Social security and labour welfare,
Implementation of Labour Acts and Laws,
Redundancy of labour/job losses and re-integration
of displaced workers,
Industrial safety and occupational health,
Organization of workers and industrial
democracy,
Framework and working of labour market
intelligence and information system of collation,
organization and dissemination of information
on critical labour issues,
Labour judiciary related studies of training
needs, organization of training programmes
for labour court judges, settlement of industrial
disputes etc.,
Informal sector/unorganized sector and
informal work/activity,
Industrial dispute settlement machinery
such as conciliation arbitration, adjudication,
Gandhian approach to labour, challenges before
trade unions, non - bargaining activities
etc.,
Organizational and behavioural aspects
of human resource management and development,
Psychological and sociological dimensions
and issues of labour,
We visualize that each centre will have a
critical minimum assured budget for activities
to ensure that the objectives of the MGLI are
not distorted for want of funds for activities,
However, expansion of activities in each field
will have to be partly based on external funding
by way of sponsored activities, joint projects
and programmes, consultancy work, etc.
