Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
NEW DELHI : The International Labour Organization (ILO) has expressed “deep concern" over the labour law amendments and exemptions in several Indian states and has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and give a clear message to states on international commitments.
The letter comes following ten central trade unions wrote to the Geneva based ILO on 14 May seeking its interventions and highlighting the plight of workers and the violation of ILO convention No 144.
India is a signatory of ILO convention 144, which calls for tripartite consultations among government, employers and workers. “Please allow me to assure you that the ILO director general has immediately intervened, expressing his deep concern at these recent events