The State of Gujarat has a legacy of Mahatma Gandhiji for non-militancy in Trade union movement and therefore, the State enjoys tremendous industrial peace, even in scenario of stiff industrial recession. The State Labour machinery has always played vital role in maintenance of industrial peace and hopefully will continue the same in days to come.
To meet the challenges arising out of world wide industrial recession, liberalization, privatization and globalization, the state government has recently passed on views, suggestions to second National Commission on Labour meant for formulating changes in prevailing Labour Laws for organized and unorganized labour force.
It will be injustice to workers, if positive role played by them is not mentioned. The State of Gujarat has first a list case in the history of India. That its poor and downtrodden workers have restarted closed textile mills, which was on the verge of bankruptcy. The said trend of positive approach of workers is well accepted and few more industries are restarted by workers forming co-operative societies. Thus the workers of Gujarat State are competent to be entrepreneurs also, if need arises.
The Gujarat State has a State Law namely The Bombay Relief undertaking Act 1958, which has a central object of helping financial sick units coupled with sustaining the employment.

It is Worth submitting that the different towards the less payment under the provisions of the Mininmum Wages Act, of Rs. 84,58,663.93 was paid to 4297 Workers by efforts of the officers of this departments in the year 2001.

It is submitted that due to vigilance and periodical monitoring by the officers of Factory wing, no disaster tool place, inspite of remarkable increse in strength of chemical factories. Further Disaster Management Plans also have been prepared in every district under the Chairmanship of District collector.DMPs are rehearsed and updated regularly.

In State 2,612 Boilers and 52 Economisers have been inspected and certified by the Officers of the boiler wing.

The state government has arranged open house discussions in various districts of the state for Employers Association to redress their grievances in lieu with the world wide recession and to sort out such problems positively.