(This story originally appeared in on Jan 08, 2021) NEW DELHI: A one-man expert commission on labour, led by former civil servant C V Ananda Bose has recommended setting up a Labour Authority of India as a nodal body, instituting a basic minimum social security for workers and a basic living wage to be paid … Read more
Retail inflation for farm labour and rural workers eased to 6 per cent and 5.86 per cent, respectively, in November, mainly due to lower prices of food items. “Point-to-point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL (Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labourers) and CPI-RL (Rural Labourers) decreased to 6 per cent and 5.86 per cent in November, … Read more
The government is aiming to implement all the four labour codes in one go by December this year and complete the final stretch of labour sector reforms, Union minister Santosh Gangwar has said. Parliament in its just concluded session passed three labour code bills: the Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code, and the Occupational … Read more
New Delhi: The opposition slammed the government in the Rajya Sabha during a discussion on the Covid-19 pandemic and the fightback against it, finding fault with the sudden lockdown in March, the Centre’s inability to pays GST dues to the states, the insufficient stimulus package and the manner in which migrant labourers issue was handled. … Read more
Labour and employment minister Santosh Gangwar has called upon all G-20 members to continue to work together for finding solutions to the common problems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual meeting of the labour and employment ministers of G-20 nations, Gangwar pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a new … Read more