The year 2020 may have gone by but it is far from over. This year is going to leave its imprint and will be remembered for several reasons. Of course most of it is attributed to the Novel Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 as we popularly know it. It has so far claimed over 18.4 lakh […]
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Financial disclosures from Nifty top 50 companies to the Securities and Exchange Board has startling revelations regarding gender, caste and income gap in Indian companies. Of the 50 companies none had a person from SC/ST community heading the organisation while only 1 woman featured in the list. The income disparity between the executive and median […]
Over 196 migrant workers die in road accidents since lockdown was imposed An independent survey conducted by the Save Life Foundation has revealed that over 196 migrant workers have died in raod accidents since the lockdown was imposed in March, 2020. The study shows that migrants who were forced to walk back for lack of […]
On 3 September, the Delhi government announced a cabinet decision to expand the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana to all students of all castes who have completed Class X or Class XII from Delhi. Previously a welfare policy targeting Scheduled Caste students preparing for competitive examinations, the scheme has now been opened to students […]
Wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act get lowest annual hike 29 March 2019: Ministry of Rural Development has notified state-wise wages for unskilled work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act for the year 2019-20. The notification will be effective from 1 April 2019. The notified wages translate to a 2.16 […]
1 February 2019: Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal presented the Interim Union Budget 2019-2020 on 1 February 2019 in the Lok Sabha. The highlights of the budget are as follows: Labour To provide social security coverage to workers earning below ₹15,000 per month in the informal sector, government has announced “Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan” scheme. A […]
Employees’ Right to Disconnect Bill proposed in the Parliament 9 January 2019: The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2018 was introduced in the Parliament by Supriya Sule as a private member’s bill. The proposed bill seeks to confer the right on every worker to disconnect from work-related telephone calls and emails after work hours and on […]
World Bank report finds two-thirds of Indian workers earn less because of childhood stunting 17 August 2018: A report of the World Bank co-authored by Emanuela Galasso and Adam Wagstaff has found that 66% of Indian workers, third highest in the world were stunted as children. India is preceded by Bangladesh and Afghanistan, where 73% […]
Goa government rejects mining company’s plea for retrenchment of 345 mining workers 20 July 2018: Goa Rajya Kaamgar Mahasangh registered a major victory against the management of Chowgule Group’s mining division as the government struck down management’s application for retrenchment of 345 mining workers from Pale, Costi and Sirigao region of Goa. In April the […]
World Bank report promotes abolition of Minimum Wages and work contracts for workers 20 April 2018: The World Bank in its flagship publication – The World Development Report has proposed that hiring and firing of workers be made easy so that more workers can be added to the workforce. It has also proposed that employers […]