The Minister was speaking as the chief guest at 88th General Council Meeting of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) here, where more than 1500 office bearers from all over the country participated.
Dismissing allegations that the government was not not doing enough for the welfare of the working force, he said in the last three years as many as nine amendments were carried out in laws which were in the interest of the work force.
In his address to the gathering, Maharashtra Chief Minister Pritviraj Chavan said the government permitted FDI in various sectors only to help employment opportunities grow.
He thanked the INTUC for its political resolution which had appealed to those in Gujarat and Himachal to vote for the Congress. He said that in the forthcoming 2014 general elections, INTUC support will go a long way in helping the Congress retain power.
Speaking on the occasion, Maharashtra Legislative Council deputy speaker Vasant Davkhare asked the Chief Minister to pay attention towards the fate of workers of closed units in Thane city.
