Chandigarh, Sept. 14 -- The Haryana Labour Department has ordered all its headquarters and field officers to accord top priority to references, directions, and advisories received from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), State Human Rights Commission, and other national and state commissions, in order to submit status reports within prescribed timelines.

The directions were issued by the Joint Labour Commissioner-cum-Nodal Officer (National and State Commissions references), Labour Wing, Haryana, in an order dated September 3, after the officer was designated as the Nodal Officer for handling cases concerning the NHRC and other National/State Commissions.

Under the order, all officers and subordinate branches at the Labour Depart...