The government will push for labour bills that will be favorable to country's half a billion strong labour force, reported The Economic Times.

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The decision comes with the government gearing up for general elections.

The report said that the labour ministry has been asked to speed up the passage for pro-worker laws, while those that are seen as to be against their interest are to be held back.

As per an official quoted in the report, this would mean that bills on codes on wages, universal social security and those on occupational safety, health and working conditions at commercial establishments could see a smoother passage.

An important one among them is the codes on wages that seeks to empower the centre to set a minimum wage across sectors that states will have to abide by, as per the report.

On the other hand, ‘work on the controversial code on industrial relations, parts of which makes it easier to fire workers and was drafted in 2015, is unlikely to move forward,’ the report said.

The ministry is expecting to send the pro-worker laws to the cabinet soon after which, they will be forwarded to the parliament.