The job security of informal workers could decrease as industries would not need permission from the government to lay off workers. The new labour reforms allow factories with fewer than 300 workers to lay off their employees without permission from the government. Previously, factories with over 100 workers would need consent from the government before […]
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Trade unions are gearing up for nationwide protests against the new labour reforms of 2022 in the coming year. Trade Unions will find it harder to go on strikes due to the labour reforms which have led to changes in the original ‘Industrial Disputes Act, 1947’ passed in the parliament on September 22, 2020. “Instead […]
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Engagement of urban women has seen a rise but has declined in low-skilled and industrial sectors. India moves forward in celebrating women entrepreneurs and in the working sector however, the society still remains far from being unbiased on gender basis especially. We continue to have the lowest-female participation rate in the workforce. Deepti Sudhindra, owner […]
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Ninety-five percent of hosiery industries in the city are running in losses. Ludhiana: While people stay indoors in their pyjamas, the people making these pyjamas struggle. The hosiery industry in the city has been suffering losses since the pandemic. Vipul Goel, owner of Makhan Hosiery Works (Goel Industries), said that 95 percent of the hosiery […]
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