A one-day national conference of Construction Labour Boards attended by representatives from 27 states today passed a resolution against the Centre for allegedly "interfering" in their functioning.
The AAP government organised the meet where secretaries of the Construction Labour Boards of 27 states discussed welfare policies, schemes and best practices in respect of workers in the sector.
Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai charged that the Centre has "snatched" the power of Construction Labour Boards to appoint their chair.
"At the conference today, we passed a resolution against the Centre for snatching the power of state Construction Labour Boards to appoint their chairpersons," said Rai.
Representatives from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Goa, J&K, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Sikkim, Puducherry, Mizoram, Odisha, Manipur and Tripura, among others, participated in the meet.
