The primary objectives of Industrial Relation at national level are that to improving the economic condition of workers, increasing productivity and achieving industrial democracy in industrial enterprise. The labor management committee of the Asian Regional Conference of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has recognized certain fundamental objectives of Industrial relations are to maintain sound and harmonious relations between employees and employers.

The other objectives drawn from this objective are:

1. Industrial Relation safeguards the interest of labor and management through mutual understanding and goodwill among those parties in the industry which actively participates in the process of production.

2. To raise productivity of the industry at a higher level this is the need of the day to contribute to the economic development of the country.

3. To avoid all forms of industrial conflict

4. To minimize labour turnover and absenteeism by providing job satisfaction to the workers and increasing their morale.

5. To minimize the occurrence of strikes, lockouts and gheraos.

6. To encourage and develop trade unions in order to improve workers collective strength and resolving their problems through collective bargaining.

7. To establish, develop and maintain industrial democracy based on employee’s participation in management and profit of the industry.

8. To facilitate government control over industries in regulating production and for protecting employment or where production needs to be regulated in public interest.

9. To check and ensure a healthy and balanced social order in the industry.