Issue of low wages was pointed out by Parliamentary panel in a report tabled in February. It demanded increase in wages to engage more workers and to bring uniformity across states.
Factory owners are asking for 60% govt-mandated hike. Meanwhile, the govt said minimum wage would rise by 56.25% to 12,500 taka ($114) a month from 1 December — first hike in 5 years.
Farmers and workers from organised and unorganised sectors gathered at the Ramlila Maidan Wednesday to demand better access to health, housing, wages and livelihood.
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh wants govt to tweak current formula for minimum wages, particularly the presumption that each wage-earner supports a family of only 3.
A new book titled ‘The RTI Story: Power to the People’ by Aruna Roy chronicles how the simple act of demanding minimum wages became a struggle for the ‘right to know’.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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