PANAJI, July 31:Following in the footsteps of
Andhra Pradesh, the Goa government is now planning to reserve
“80 per cent” jobs in the industrial units receiving state
government subsidies for the people of Goan origin, the
Legislative Assembly was told on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant also said that “60 per
cent of the 80 per cent jobs” would be on a permanent basis.
While the Labour and Employment policies for the state
will be drafted in the next six months, all industries in the
state have been directed to register with the government and
submit details about the workers and the sectors they are
currently employed in, he said.
Sawant said the BJP-led government will draft the
labour and employment policies in the next six months in which
it might consider reserving “80 per cent jobs for Goans in the
private sector, especially in the industrial units that get
various subsidies from the state government, out of which 60
per cent jobs should be on a permanent basis”.
“In the absence of labour and employment policies, the
state government could not make it mandatory for private
employers to allocate 80 per cent jobs to Goans,” the chief
minister said.
Responding to a question tabled by Congress MLA Aleixo
Reginaldo Lourenco, Sawant said the upcoming policies might
make it mandatory for the industrial units to hire 80 per cent
Goans in jobs.
“The Labour Policy and the Employment Policy would be
ready in the next six months which will help us to secure jobs
for Goans in the private sector,” Sawant said.
The chief minister also said a task force has been set
up to ensure that industries adhere to the Minimum Wages
Guarantee Act.
“All industries are asked to register with the state
government mandatorily and give details about the workers and
in which sector they are employed,” he said.
Sawant said since the private sector, especially
industrial units, enjoys various subsidies from the state
government, they are expected to reserve 80 per cent of the
total jobs to the people with the Goan origin.
“But there is no regulatory authority to keep a tab.
Once the policy is in place, we will come to know whether they
are adhering to the requirement or not,” he said.
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly last week
passed the AP Employment of Local Candidates in Industries and
Factories Bill, 2019, that mandates employment of at least 75
per cent state candidates in the respective units. (PTI)
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