Kalamazoo Industries Ltd. and Others v. Minister of Labour & Vocational Training and Others – sllr 1998 volume 1 page 235

In Kalamazoo Industries Ltd. and others v. Minister of Labour & Vocational Training and others, the court examined the validity of an arbitration award that granted a wage increase of Rs. 250 per worker following industrial disputes between several companies and a trade union representing workmen. The dispute centered on the justification of the salary increase, procedural compliance by the arbitrator under the Industrial Disputes Act, and the legal ramifications of the workmen’s strike. The proceedings established that the arbitrator acted within statutory authority, that the employment dispute remained referable despite cessation of the employment relationship, and that the right to strike was implicit in labor law. The award was upheld, affirming that the arbitrator’s determination was