The Indian Staffing Federation (ISF), which represents the staffing industry and private employment services providers, had held discussions with top officials in the ministry seeking immediate notification of the provisions related to contract labour.
The central government is awaiting all states to firm up rules across all the four Codes before it notifies them.
The staffing industry is apprehensive that the rollout of the Codes could be pushed to April 2025 in view of several assembly elections and the general elections next year, leading to a significant delay in their implementation.
“India in its G20 presidency has created good visibility and keen interest from corporates across the world,” ISF executive director Suchita Dutta said, adding that to leverage the situation, labour laws needed to be simplified with greater flexibility for companies. The Contract Labour Act needs to be one of the first few provisions implemented to help attract companies to set up operations in India, she added.
