No Respect for Blue Collar Workers, Says PM Modi: Highlights

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 46th Indian Labour Conference at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today.

Here are the highlights:

• It is a matter of inspiration for all of us that this is a conference that was blessed by BR Ambedkar.
• The nation can not prosper if labourers are sad.
• If a labourer doesn't give wings to his own dreams, he will not able to fulfill the dreams of others.
• There is a wrong habit which has crept in, we do not respect our labour enough.
• As a society, we need to respect the Dignity of Labour.
• Why is it that in some industries, strikes haven't taken place, no complaints are there? These are examples to follow
• I am confident that we will be able to address the challenges ahead and proceed with reforms with everyone's consensus.
• It is my effort to simplify the laws so that even the poorest are able to understand their rights and avail them.
• The Government, Industrialists and Labour Organisations; all of us need to think about how much stress we have given on innovation.
• I was pleasantly surprised on seeing the various practical innovations done by our armed forces.
• Industrialists should encourage their labourers to become entrepreneurs. Not keep them in same job for decades.
• We are concerned about the labour who is employed, but we are also concerned for the people who are unemployed.
• If we want to move ahead, we need to give opportunities to our youth. Giving opportunities to apprentices is the need of the hour.
• When we formed the government, people used to get paltry sums as pensions. We have come up with a minimum pension of Rs 1,000.
• I have seen and experienced poverty, I do not need to go somewhere with a camera-man to know about poverty.
• We are concerned about the health of our labour. All their medical records will now be available online.
• We have come up with three important schemes to ensure social security for even the unorganised labour.