Lucknow, May 17 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officials to simplify labour laws to make it easier for industries to operate while also ensuring that workers are not exploited or treated unfairly.

The state's industrial growth is possible only when labour laws are balanced from the industry and workers' perspectives, he said, chairing a review meeting of the labour and employment department. Workers and industrialists complement each other and are not rivals, he noted.

Shutting down industries won't generate jobs, instead, expanding them is the key to creating more employment opportunities, he said.

Yogi Adityanath stressed on the importance of providing fair wages and insurance coverage to workers so that they an...