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Planning Commission plans to focus on human resources in mid-term review of Eleventh Plan. The Panel wants to change the archaic definition of"workmen"to enable better working conditions in business process outsourcing (BPO) industries.
Foreign investors and BPO firms will be aided by government help to offer safer working conditions for employees.
Human capital is considered vital to attract foreign investment and panel wants an "Advantage India" brand.
The legislative change will help BPO employees- who often work night-shifts -to get higher protection and safety in working conditions.
The BPO industry has been one of the top job generators in the country in the last few years. Under the current definition, unskilled lahor comes under the category of workmen. "In the legal sense, even the BPO employees come under this definition, which is causing a sense of discomfort".
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