Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will launch a labor conclave organized by the state government to formulate an alternative policy to protect the rights of the state and its workers against the four labor codes newly announced by the Union government.
The day-long conclave will begin at the Lemon Tree Premier Hotel, Thycaud, at 10 am on December 19.
Addressing a press conference here on Monday (Dec 15, 2025), Labor Minister V Sivankutty said that Punjab Labor Minister Tarunpreet Singh, Tamil Nadu Labor Minister CV Ganesan, Jharkhand Labor Minister Sanjay Prasad Yadav and Telangana Labor Minister Vivek Venkatswamy will attend the conclave on states’ fight against the Labor Code as part of the Labor unit.
Finance Minister KN Balagopal and Industries Minister P. Rajeeve will also attend the conclave.
Two technical sessions will be held as part of the conclave, which will be attended by former judges of the Supreme Court, the Advocate General, representatives of national and state unions, legal experts and academics, the minister said.
First session
The first session will be about the impact of the Labor Code. Former Supreme Court judge V. Gopala Gowda will deliver the keynote address. It will be chaired by Advocate General K. Gopalakrishna Kurup.
The next session will be about alternative strategies for solving the Labor Code against the background of the state employment policy.
Shyam Sundar, professor, will deliver the keynote address at the session, which will be chaired by CPI(M) leader Elamaram Karim.
Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) general secretary Tapan Sen, All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) general secretary Amarjit Kaur will participate in the discussion.
The policy of protecting the interests of the state will be announced at the valedictory of the conclave.
The minister said that he along with national union representatives would meet and hand over a letter to the Union labor minister containing the demands that include the philosophy of the policy.
Published – 15 Dec 2025 19:17 IST
