What is the purpose of labor legislation?

Answer 1

Labor legislation is for the purpose of the following:

1. To regulate the relationship between the employer and the employees;
2. To protect the rights of the employees and employers;
3. To provide labor standards;
4. To give the minimum wages and commensurate increases; and
5. To provide rules on strikes and union activities.

Answer 2

Adding to the answer above, Labour legislations are an extension of the ESC (Economic, Social and Cultural) rights and also the concept of Social Security enshrined in many national Constitutions and also many international instruments BUT the institutionalization of labour laws came much earlier (1919)to the formation of UN (1945) and the formulation of many Human Rights instruments. The international labour organization works on a tripartite participation system where the Employers, Employees and the Governments take an active part. There are the ILS(International Labour Standards) in the form of Conventions and Resolutions for many sectors.