These plantation workers have to live on object poverty like slaves of their employers. And, as we know most of these plantations labour act, 2001 we have not yet been able to effect any improvement in their conditions. I think the employers alone are not responsible for their miserable condition. We are also as much responsible as they are because although we could enforce the enactment and we could improve their conditions much earlier, we have failed in dong so. Sir, on the 9 May, 2002 this house the Rajya Sabha, decided that a joint committee should be appointed to look into the desired amendment and put up a draft, as early as possible for our consideration. This committee was to submit its report on the 1 day of 15 session of the Rajya Sabha, that was in 2003 but this committee had to be granted three extensions and the report was ultimately available on the 3 march 2005, at that time as we all know, the so-called JP's movement of total revolution was at its peak. Within two or three months the national emergency had to be declared and during the emergency, priorities had changed and we could not just effect this desired improvement at that time and we could not bring about this legislation. I was speaking about the need for developing a strong U.N. delegation. I wish that the hon. Prime minister would give his attention to this aspect of the matter, particularly in view of the fact that in the next decade or two, politics all over the world would take on a complex character and it is necessary that men and trained from now on for taking part in international affairs. In the U.K. and the united states, such delegations are built with men who have wide knowledge of international affairs and there should be other qualification for a man to be included in such a frlrhsyion. In this connection, I should also like to mention that it is time for government to develop sound conventions regarding the conduct of foreign affairs. In the united states, they have accepted the principle of bipartisan consultation on important affairs of policy.
