TopicUnorganised labour

Topic: Unorganised labour

Database for unorganised workers expected to take off this month, after several missed deadlines

Moushumi Das Gupta - 5 August, 2021

On 29 June, the Supreme Court had fixed 31 July as the deadline for the Centre to make the portal operational. The database’s dry run and security audit is underway now.

India’s informal workers need more than Modi govt’s labour code to get social security

Dipak Kumar Singh - 3 November, 2020

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.

Under new labour code, an Uber driver can be both gig and platform worker. It’s a problem

Kingshuk Sarkar - 12 October, 2020

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.

This 2008 law could have given migrants safety net for lockdown, but was never implemented

Bhadra Sinha - 25 May, 2020

Officials claim the Unorganised Sector Workers’ Social Security Act had some flaws that hampered its implementation, but experts say successive govts slept on it.

Social security net could be Modi govt’s route to protect unorganised workers

Shanker Arnimesh - 24 April, 2020

The labour and finance ministries are working on the proposal, even as RSS’ labour wing BMS is asking govt to formulate a new national policy on labourers.

Modi govt plans stimulus for MSMEs and unorganised sector, but no ‘big bang’ package likely

Moushumi Das Gupta - 23 April, 2020

No immediate relief planned for big industries due to limited fiscal resources, but NBFCs could get some respite, govt officials say.

How 45 NGOs and $15 million brought down bonded labour in UP, Bihar & Tamil Nadu

Fatima Khan - 16 October, 2019

London-based Freedom Fund, along with Indian NGOs, helped cut percentage of families in bonded labour from 56% to 11% in the three states.

Two pension schemes, one problem: What Modi govt didn’t learn

Renuka Sane - 14 March, 2019

India's old-age group remain without a secured pension policy. Those that came their way have either become fiscally unmanageable or soon will.

Pre-poll Budget session must pass minimum wage for unorganised labour

Sevanti Ninan - 31 January, 2019

Voters who cannot be given jobs can be partly assuaged with better wages.

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Will US craft a new oil compact with Saudi Arabia? Joe Biden may have to eat his own words

Praveen Swami - 29 June, 2022

Like many, India will be anxiously watching the US-Saudi Arabia summit in Jeddah—knowing its fate is tied to the decisions King Salman and Joe Biden make.