The main objectives of industrial relations are as follows :
(i) To develop and maintain harmonious relations between management and labour essential for higher productivity of labour and industrial progress in the country.
(ii) To safeguard the interests of labour as well as management by securing the highest level of mutual understanding and goodwill between all sections in industry.
(iii) To establish and maintain industrial democracy based on the participation of labour in the management and gains of industry, so that the personality of every individual is fully recognised and developed.
(iv) To avoid all forms of industrial conflict so as to ensure industrial peace by providing better working and living standards to workers.
(v) To ensure a healthy and balanced social order through recognition of human rights in industry and adaptation of complex social relationships to the advancements in technology.