Unnati project, an initiative for MGNREGA beneficiaries, falls short in achieving the target due to lack of interest and technical issues. Central Government’s skill-upgrading initiative – Unnati Project for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) beneficiaries has not been able to achieve its set target for the country as the beneficiaries are not […]
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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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The contractor has been blacklisted by the BWSSB. The family of a Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) contract worker who died due to negligence has been compensated Rs 12 lakh by the civic body. Officials said that the family members will also get compensatory jobs. Parmeshwara, Chief Engineer (West) said, “We took all […]
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Beedi workers in Karnataka are receiving less than the minimum wage fixed by the Labour department. The workers of the Beedi Colony in Bengaluru are being paid Rs.160 despite the minimum wage set at Rs. 281.77 by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on March 14, 2018. “I receive Rs. 160 for rolling 1000 beedis […]
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Migrant workers face financial burden due to a sudden rise in prices of LPG Cylinders. The sudden rise in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders has affected low-wage migrant workers in Bengaluru. Neeraj (35), a migrant worker selling sweet corn on Church Street said that he has been going through a tough time in […]
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The workers allege that they have not been paid their provident fund allowance for the past eight months. Long-term contract employees of Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) limited are protesting against the management after their contracts were terminated without warning yesterday. The workers were part of the ITI union that was formed in 2020. “We have […]
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