▁management ▁of ▁fir ms ▁as ▁share hold ers ▁or ▁other ▁property ▁own ers . ▁Article ▁ 4 3 A ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁inserted ▁by ▁the ▁Fort y - second ▁Am end ment ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁created ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁cod et erm ination ▁by ▁requiring ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁legisl ate ▁to ▁" secure ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁undert ak ings ". ▁However , ▁like ▁other ▁rights ▁in ▁Part ▁IV , ▁this ▁article ▁is ▁not ▁directly ▁en force able ▁but ▁instead ▁creates ▁a ▁duty ▁upon ▁state ▁org ans ▁to ▁implement ▁its ▁principles ▁through ▁legisl ation ▁( and ▁potentially ▁through ▁court ▁cases ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁the ▁Sach ar ▁Report ▁recommended ▁legisl ation ▁for ▁inclusion ▁of ▁workers ▁on ▁bo ards , ▁however ▁this ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁implemented . ▁ ▁The ▁Indust rial ▁Dis put es ▁Act ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁section ▁ 3 ▁created ▁a ▁right ▁of ▁participation ▁in ▁joint ▁work ▁coun c ils ▁to ▁" prov ide ▁measures ▁for ▁se cur ing ▁am ity ▁and ▁good ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁employ er ▁and ▁work men ▁and , ▁to ▁that ▁end ▁to ▁comment ▁upon ▁matters ▁of ▁their ▁common ▁interest ▁or ▁concern ▁and ▁endeav our ▁to ▁compose ▁any ▁material ▁difference ▁of ▁opinion ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁such ▁matters ". ▁However , ▁trade ▁un ions ▁had ▁not ▁taken ▁up ▁these ▁options ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁scale . ▁In ▁National ▁Text ile ▁Work ers ▁Union ▁v ▁Ram ak r ish nan ▁the