Contact Person : Prof.K.John; Last Date for the submission of abstract : 10-Feb-2019; The diverse interests of the players in the Industrial Relations are bound to create a conflict. The policy makers were at cross-roads to make a converging point. In the present context the seminar is organized with the following objectives.1.The transcendental role of trade unions in the emerging industrial relations.2.The challenges and opportunities to manage industrial relations in the changing glocal industrial relations environment.3.The labor law reforms and its manestation on the glocal industrial relations environment.4.The role of the fourth party or outsourcing agent in the evolution of new industrial relations movement.5.The role of world bodies in the evolution of industrial relations in the glocal environment.6.The relevance of the existing mechanisms and machinery in the settlement of industrial conflict.7.The emergent impact of new age technology i.e. robots, 5G environment on industrial relations.The seminar is proposed to be conducted on six sub-themes1.Role of regulatory mechanisms,Labour Law reforms and Industrial Relations2.Discipline Management in Emerging Industrial Environment3.Industrial Relations in Multinational Corporations versus Public Sector Enterprises4.Relevance of Trade Unions in present Industrial Relations environment5.Emerging Technologies and Industrial Relations6.Millennial workforce and Industrial Relations