THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Its composition has to include at least one member from
NUTA. The function of the Board of Directors is basically to
establish the kind of policy the organisation has to follow ac-
cording to the purpose for which the nation wants it.

CONCLUDING REMARKS

From the analysis of the powers and functions of the Workers’

Council it can be concluded that the powers workers have been
given in participation are only advisory in the formulation of the
policy of the enterprises. This, however, is not the final objective
of the political leadership. It is intended that when the workers
acquire enough skills and political consciousness, full management
powers will be handed to them. Although now the workers play
only an advisory role in decision-making, yet the Board of Direc-
tors cannot simply ignore the recommendations and proposals of
the Workers’ Council without giving convincing reasons for doing
so. So it can be urgued that the Circular gives very extensive
powers of participation to the workers. However, though in-
stitutionally the workers have been given chance to participate, yet
the setting up of such institutions for participation does not
necessarily guarantee real participation by the workers as I have
tried to argue in the introduction. Hence in the following Chapter
I will try to explore how workers participation works in practice
at Friendship Textile Mill and TANESCO.

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