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According to media reports, MoLTM has already chalked out the first draft as well as started the second round of consultations for further revision.
Consultations on the draft, it is learnt, will begin from Friday.
LC has been proposed as a semi-judicial legal entity which would be assigned to act as an advisor of the government.
The draft has envisaged that the existing Central Labour Advisory Committee (CLAC) and National Welfare Fund (NWF) will function under the LC. Currently, CLAC and NWF are working under the direct supervision of MoLTM and Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE). In a linear fashion, as per the draft, Labour Coordination Section of the ministry and Labour Court will be merged in the LC.
The new draft - National Labour Commission Act - was conceptualized in conjunction with the basic principles propounded by International Labour Organization (ILO), which is working to enable labourers to have easy access to justice.
It is said that a labour expert will head the seven-member LC executive body and there are no strict criteria for other members except they should be associated with labour issues. Members of LC are supposed to be appointed by the government. According to the draft, it will function like an appellate court and deal with individual cases as an appeal against the decision of labour offices.
The concept of LC was forwarded by the previous Maoist-led government and the budget 2009-10 has also accorded major priority to its establishment. nepalnews.com
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