The labour wing of the International Labour Organisation...raised concerns over the Union government's proposal to restrict the entry of outsiders into the trade unions..."“The ILO convention states that it should be up to the trade unions to decide structures and the government should play the role of a facilitator,” Raghwan...[of] the ILO-Bureau for Workers’ Activities (Actrav) [said]...The industrial relations Bill states only people engaged or employed in an industry can become office-bearers of a trade union in the formal sector and only two outsiders can become office-bearers of a trade union in the unorganised sector...The Union government's view is that the unions should be representatives of the workers who can negotiate with the management and raise issues concerning them. “These (trade unions) should be a true reflection of the workers...,” Labour Secretary Shankar Aggarwal had said in an interview to this publication last month.