Topic: labour laws
Employers must pay migrant workers to go home once a year, Modi govt’s labour rules propose
Draft rules also mandate health check-ups for employees over 45 years of age, among other things. People have 45 days to give suggestions or raise objections.
Workplaces with women on night shift have to provide creche & canteen, draft labour rules say
The draft rules, part of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Condition Act, 2020, are likely to be put in public domain next week to invite feedback.
India’s informal workers need more than Modi govt’s labour code to get social security
Expecting India's low-paid, unorganised workforce to be part of a fully contributed social sector architecture is unrealistic, writes IAS officer serving in Bihar.
Farmers and labourers over a privileged few – India is finally going the right way
Modi govt’s reforms will have far-reaching implications by expanding individual rights, which were only enjoyed by privileged few so far.
Under new labour code, an Uber driver can be both gig and platform worker. It’s a problem
It is a great initiative by the Modi govt, but there are issues of overlapping definitions & how to make registration accessible to as many workers as possible.
Modi govt’s labour reform was long awaited, but it alone can’t change face of industry
Land, transport, electricity costs need to be reduced; arbitrary interpretation of tax and other laws needs to stop. Failure to do so will have opposite effect.
Workers being targeted after farmers, this is Modi ji’s rule, says Rahul Gandhi
Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader attacked PM Modi over the labour reform bills saying under his rule the poor are exploited and 'friends' nurtured.
How Modi govt’s 3 new labour codes were passed in Parliament, and the changes they will bring
In episode 575 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains why the three labour codes passed in the Parliament Wednesday are mired in controversy and the reforms they will bring about.
Easy to fire workers, social security for migrants, gender equality — 3 labour codes decoded
The codes on industrial relations; occupational safety, health and working conditions; and social security aim to simplify archaic labour laws and give impetus to economic activity.
Passage of labour reform bills will ensure workers’ well-being, boost economy, says PM Modi
In a series of tweets, PM Modi said these 'futuristic legislations' universalise minimum wages, timely payment and give priority to occupational safety of workers.
12% slum households in India still without LPG connection. Five ways to improve access
In a rapidly urbanising India, the exclusion of urban poor from energy access will have severe long-term implications on their health and economic development.
Future Retail’s resolution plan to restructure bank debt eases some immediate concerns
The debt resolution plan, accepted by lenders, is subject to approval by a committee formed by the RBI and exchanges.
Defence
DRDO reopens makeshift Covid hospital in Delhi, 5 other facilities to come up across India
DRDO says the 500-bed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Covid hospital in Delhi will cater to Covid patients who require critical care.
There’s a need to hold up a mirror to Modi govt on Covid management, and this is the picture
Between premature victory mood that allowed Kumbh & elections, and lack of urgency on vaccines, Modi govt has walked into its biggest crisis. The way out needs realism, humility and one ‘Ram baan’ weapon.