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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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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Unaware of how the e- SHRAM portal works, labourers ask for monthly monetary benefits from it. Workers in the unorganized sector have little knowledge about the e-SHRAM portal and most believe they will get a monthly income if they are registered with the portal. The portal aims at providing unorganized workers with benefits such as […]
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The Waste Management Committee (WMC) at Kalyan Nagar is struggling for survival due to lack of funds from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike(BBMP). Bengaluru: All workers of a Waste Management Committee (WMC) have gone on strike because the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is not funding the Kalyan Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association (KRWA) which pays […]
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Domestic workers are facing financial constraints as most of the families have stopped calling them for work. Kabita, a household worker traveled for approximately 54.8 kilometers from Canning to Kolkata to work daily. She would travel by train during the pandemic, land in Kolkata at 7:00 am, and take a train back at 9 pm […]
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The decision of shutting the rail museum for three months might again cost the employees their salaries BY SA GAYATRI Bangalore, April 8, 2019 After the decision of the Mysuru division of South Western Railways to revamp the old Rail Museum of the nation in Mysore, in order to promote tourism and to protect an […]
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The five workers of the Hindu Crematorium in Kengeri get a monthly salary which is only one-fourth of what they are supposed to be paid. Bangalore, Sept. 5, 2018: “The workers of the Hindu Crematorium on Komaghatta Road in Kengeri Satellite Town get a monthly salary of Rs. 2000 since years”, said Shiv Kumar, […]
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