Industrial disputes and machinery for settlement in India

India has embarked on a large scale plan of Industrialisation. The Growth of Industry will lead to cover large number of indus trial workers. Industry can only function satisfactorly if there are good and co-operative relations between the workers and employers. Therefore, the question of industrial relations in India is one of the great importance. Studies concerning indus trial relations are very useful in getting a full picture of the problem and ways to solve them.

Good Industrial relations, the size qua non of all economic progress and social justice, can be furthered only to the effective co-operation of workers and managements. Compulsory adjudica tion which has found a place in our statute book, far as possible, should not be resorted to as this method widens the conflict between the workers and employers and does not bring about lasting or perma nent settlements. The problem of Industrial relations is inextri cably connected with the question of freedom of association, collective bargaining and voluntary methods of settling disputes. It is in the light of these factors we should evolve ways and means that can achieve good industrial relations. Emphasis should be laid on bipartite or tripartite bodies and conciliation machinery for settling industrial disputes successfully. Recourse to volun tary arbitration should be resorted to only when other methods at mutual settlement fail.