Kerala Labour Movement (KLM) is the official organ of Commission for Labour of the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) working for the welfare and empowerment of the workers in India. It focus on the service to the empowerment of the unorganized workers of the state.It works for the total liberation and integral development of the workers especially the unorganized. implementing social security schemes and service conditions to the employees working at institutions.
Objectives
Enhance the dignity of labour through the proper dissemination of the labour responsibilities perspectives of the church and the interventions labour organization and ensuring its truthful implementation in the labour settings
Empowerment of the unorganized workers through leadership promotion and capacity building programmes
Ensure labour justice to all unorganized workers through the lobbying.
Ensure gender justice amoung the unorganized workers of the state through enhancing the bargaining power of the women organized workers and creating appropriate strategies .
Information dissemination and awareness creation
Social mobilization and capacity building
KLM at present initiated in Punalur Diocese is SNTU (Swathanthra Nirmana Thozhilali Union)
Aim the programme is the empowerment of construction workers.