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Repetition The Committee notes the observations of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) received on 16 September 2020. The ITUC states that, as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of states (including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat) have made changes to their labour laws by way of amendments, ordinances or executive orders, bypassing tripartite consultations and parliamentary debates. The ITUC states that the changes, based on the extraordinary measures provisions of the Factories Act 1948, gravely undermine workers’ rights and leave them without protection, in particular with regard to working hours, safety and health and wages. The ITUC also expresses concern about the provisions adopted in the state of Madhya Pradesh that exempt “non-hazardous factories” from routine inspections by the Labour Commissioner, and permit these factories to submit third-party certification regarding compliance instead. The ITUC states that this exemption is a violation of the Convention and will endanger the health and safety of workers. The Committee requests the Government to provide its observations in this respect. In addition, the Committee notes that the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and Working Conditions Bill, previously noted by the Committee, was adopted in September 2020. The Committee proceeded with the examination of the application of the Convention on the basis of the new legislation adopted (see Articles 12 and 17 below), as well as on the basis of the information at its disposal in 2019. The Committee notes the observations made by the Council of Indian Employers (CIE), received on 30 August 2019, and the observations made by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), received on 1 September 2019, as well as the Government’s reply in relation to the observations made by the ITUC.