Dear Editor,
The idea of development and a robust “Make in India” programme cannot be possible unless we empower workers and not exploit them. The proposed changes to the Factories Act will be discriminatory towards factories with a workforce of less than 40, while changes to the way bonuses are disbursed will be discriminatory towards contract workers. The system is being unfair in the name of increasing so-called productivity. The disparity between managements and workers cannot be solved unless the workforce is genuinely made a part of the corporate system and given due importance in the “Make in India” plan.
R. S Jamwal
Jammu