Explain the duties of Conciliation Officers under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

Duties of Conciliation Officers under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 are as follows: Hold conciliation proceedings relating to Strikes and lockouts procedural matters of public utility services. Investigate the matters of the disputes. Conciliation officers shall induce the parties to come to a fair and amicable settlement of the dispute. Duty to send the report of settlement of dispute and memorandum of the settlement signed by the parties to the dispute to the government or his superior. In case of failure of settlement of dispute in between parties, duty to send them to the government or his superior, report of facts and circumstances relating to the disputes and in his opinion, a settlement could not be arrived at, Duty to send the report to the government or his superior within 14 days from the commencement of the proceeding or within such shorter period as may be fixed by the appropriate Government.