National Alliance of Independent Labour Unions (NAILU)
Press Releases

          The National Alliance of Independent Labour Unions (NAILU) has consistently highlighted critical labor issues through multiple press releases. In February 2021, NAILU condemned the central government’s failure to maintain data on migrant workers affected during the COVID-19 lockdown, emphasizing that this administrative oversight jeopardizes policy-making and the welfare of this vulnerable workforce. By July 2021, NAILU demanded the repeal of four new labor codes, describing them as a regression in workers’ rights and calling for the involvement of labor unions in future reforms to ensure protections for wages, job security, and working conditions. Earlier, in February 2019, the Supreme Court criticized the failure of central and state governments to utilize over ₹28,000 crores collected for construction workers’ welfare, underscoring negligence in fund allocation, lack of worker registration, and deprivation of social security benefits despite legal mandates. More recently, in April 2023, NAILU submitted a memorandum urging urgent reforms for domestic workers, spotlighting their critical yet unrecognized role, poor working conditions, absence of social security, exposure to abuse, and challenges in unionization. Taken together, these efforts underscore NAILU’s persistent advocacy for labor rights, transparency, adequate funding, and inclusive policies addressing the needs of migrant, construction, and domestic workers across India.

Press release on Covid
Press release on Domistic
SC Order on Cess