Worker, employer bodies seek changes to draft labour rules
4 years ago

Worker, employer bodies seek changes to draft labour rules

The Hindu  

The majority of the Central trade unions on Thursday boycotted the Labour and Employment Ministry’s consultation on the draft rules for the four labour codes enacted by the government in 2019 and 2020, terming the exercise a “farce”. Ten out of the 12 Central trade unions declined to attend the meeting called by Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar. The letter was signed by the All India Trade Union Congress, the Indian National Trade Union Congress, the Hind Mazdoor Sabha, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, the All India United Trade Union Centre, the Trade Union Coordination Committee, the Self Employed Women’s Association, the All India Central Council of Trade Unions, the Labour Progressive Federation and the United Trade Union Congress. AITUC general secretary Amarjeet Kaur told The Hindu that the joint platform would move the International Labour Organization against the “violation of tripartite consultation process”.

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Five States yet to publish draft rules on Labour Codes: Centre
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Five States yet to publish draft rules on Labour Codes: Centre

The Hindu  

Four of 36 States and union territories in the country are yet to publish the draft rules on the Code on Wages passed by the Parliament in 2019, while five States have not released the draft rules on the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, passed in 2020, the …

Centre-states meet on Friday to fast-track labour codes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre-states meet on Friday to fast-track labour codes

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Union minister of state for labour, Shobha Karandlaje, will chair a consultative meeting on Friday with representatives of all southern states to quicken the implementation of the labour codes, an official said. Union minister of state for labour, Shobha Karandlaje with Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya This will be the first meeting to be chaired by a minister …

Centre offers further discussions with Trade Unions on Labour Codes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre offers further discussions with Trade Unions on Labour Codes

The Hindu  

Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has agreed to hold further discussions on the implementation of the four Labour Codes with the Central Trade Unions, union leaders said on Wednesday. The meeting reflected differing priorities – while the meeting’s agenda was to discuss the Employment Linked Incentive schemes recently announced in the Union Budget, the ten CTUs said they had raised …

Centre begins efforts to implement Labour Codes
5 months, 1 week ago

Centre begins efforts to implement Labour Codes

The Hindu  

Almost a month after the swearing-in of the Narendra Modi government for the third term, the Union Labour Ministry has started efforts to implement the four Labour Codes, which were passed in Parliament in its second term in 2019 and 2020. New Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra have started meeting representatives of various trade …

Govt to hold more talks with states on labour codes
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt to hold more talks with states on labour codes

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Implementing the four labour codes passed by the Modi government in its previous term is a top priority but the process could take several months because many states lacked “a full understanding” of the gamut of reforms and their scope, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. Govt to hold more talks with states on labour …

Trade unions resolve to vote against four new labour codes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trade unions resolve to vote against four new labour codes

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A joint meeting of trade unions with over 25 lakh members in Maharashtra was held on Wednesday, on the occasion of Labour Day, passing a resolution to mobilise working-class votes against the BJP and its allies. HT Image Our main reason for disavowing the BJP is their announcement of four new labour codes and their promise to implement them …

INTUC chairman writes to ILO on labour laws
1 year, 6 months ago

INTUC chairman writes to ILO on labour laws

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In a joint letter to the Director General of the International Labour Organisation, Dr G. Sanjeeva Reddy, chairman of the Central Trade Unions Coordination Committee of India, drew attention to the anti-worker provisions in the country's newly-promulgated four labour laws. Dr Sanjeeva Reddy, who is also president of the Indian National Trade Union Congress, asked for the addition of …

Trade Unions, farm outfits condemn ban on postal unions
1 year, 7 months ago

Trade Unions, farm outfits condemn ban on postal unions

The Hindu  

Central Trade Unions and farmers’ organisations on April 28 condemned the Centre’s decision to de-register the All India Postal Employees Union and the National Federation of Postal Employees. The postal unions were de-registered for making contributions to the farmers’ protests and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions as well as for buying books from the CPI office in Delhi. The …

Trade Union Recognition Under The Industrial Relations Code,2020, Needs Introspection
1 year, 10 months ago

Trade Union Recognition Under The Industrial Relations Code,2020, Needs Introspection

Live Law  

According to the International Labour Organization, collective bargaining can be defined as “the key means through which employers and their organizations and trade unions can establish fair wages and working conditions.” Though the Indian Constitution doesn’t explicitly provide for a fundamental right of collective bargaining, the Supreme Court held in All India Bank Employees vs National Industrial Tribunal that the …

Ensure workers’ representation in ILO meet: Trade Unions ask of Bhupender Yadav
2 years ago

Ensure workers’ representation in ILO meet: Trade Unions ask of Bhupender Yadav

The Hindu  

Eight Central Trade Unions have sent a letter to Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav, asking him to ensure that trade unions from the country are represented at the International Labour Organisation’s 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Labour Conference to be held in Singapore from December 6 to 9. “We, the eight Central Trade Unions in India, express concern that …

Meetings on labour codes fail to evolve consensus
2 years, 2 months ago

Meetings on labour codes fail to evolve consensus

The Hindu  

In an apparent indication that the implementation of the four labour codes will be delayed further, majority of the Central Trade Unions, during their recent discussions with Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav, have urged the Centre to withdraw the four codes. Though Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh supported the Code on Social Security and the Code on …

India at 75 | Timeline: Labour
2 years, 4 months ago

India at 75 | Timeline: Labour

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 18:00 IST Working-class movements in India predate Independence and played an important role in giving an impetus to the national movement. 1948: Postal and Telegraph workers give a strike notice for DA revision, confirmation of temporary employees, and sanction of strike period pay, among other things. 1960s 1960: Central government employees declare an indefinite strike …

Andhra Pradesh: workers vow to step up struggles against new labour codes
2 years, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: workers vow to step up struggles against new labour codes

The Hindu  

Cutting across party lines, the workers have vowed to step up struggles demanding that the new Labour codes brought out by the BJP-led government at the Centre be scrapped immediately. They raised slogans against the new codes – the Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Social Security Code, and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code – which they alleged …

Central trade unions’ nationwide strike | Banks, insurance sectors affected all over India; steel, oil sectors also seeing partial impact: AITUC official
2 years, 8 months ago

Central trade unions’ nationwide strike | Banks, insurance sectors affected all over India; steel, oil sectors also seeing partial impact: AITUC official

The Hindu  

Central trade unions on March 28 began a two-day nationwide strike to protest against the Government’s alleged wrong policies that are affecting farmers, workers and people. — PTI Telangana Trade unions in Telangana raise unified voice against the Centre’s “anti-worker” policies Raising a unified voice against the Centre’s “anti-worker” policies, members of various trade unions staged sit-in demonstrations at multiple …

Joint Forum Of Central Trade Unions Gives Call For Nationwide Strike On March 28, 29
2 years, 9 months ago

Joint Forum Of Central Trade Unions Gives Call For Nationwide Strike On March 28, 29

ABP News  

New Delhi: To protest against government policies affecting workers, farmers, and people, a joint forum of central trade unions has given a call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29, reported news agency PTI. A meeting of the Joint Platform of central trade unions was held in Delhi on Tuesday where preparations were reviewed in various states and …

Less take home salary, likely 4-day work week: India’s new labour laws may be implemented next fiscal year
3 years ago

Less take home salary, likely 4-day work week: India’s new labour laws may be implemented next fiscal year

Live Mint  

The four labour codes on wages, social security, industrial relations and occupation safety, health and working conditions are likely to be implemented by the next financial year, news agency PTI reported citing a senior government official. The four codes, if implemented, will drastically alter the way industrial houses treat their employees and also impact the working hours, take home salary …

Govt seeks to mend fences with unions to roll out labour codes
3 years, 4 months ago

Govt seeks to mend fences with unions to roll out labour codes

Live Mint  

The government is looking to resume formal negotiations with trade unions to ensure the smooth roll-out of four labour codes and other related policy steps. A senior labour ministry official said Union labour minister Bhupendra Yadav held a “courtesy” meeting with a dozen central trade unions recently. “Today, several burning issues such as that of migrant workers, labour law reforms, …

The shaky foundation of the labour law reforms
3 years, 4 months ago

The shaky foundation of the labour law reforms

The Hindu  

The National Democratic Alliance government enacted the Code on Wages in August 2019 and the other three Codes, viz., the Industrial Relations Code, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code and Code on Social Security in September 2020. In the meanwhile, the Supreme Court of India has exerted pressure on both the central and the State governments to implement …

Central government employees and pensioners observe “Call Attention Day” today to highlight their demands
3 years, 10 months ago

Central government employees and pensioners observe “Call Attention Day” today to highlight their demands

The Hindu  

On February 1, even as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her third Union Budget, a sizeable section of Central government employees and pensioners, including defence civilian employees, are observing the day as “Call Attention Day” and holding demonstrations throughout the country in support of their 13 demands. The “Call Attention Day” has been given by the National Joint Council of …

Railway Unions AIRF, NFIR to Observe Bharat Bandh; BSNL Employees Too Extend Support
4 years ago

Railway Unions AIRF, NFIR to Observe Bharat Bandh; BSNL Employees Too Extend Support

News 18  

Two of the biggest railway unions on Monday pledged their support to the Bharat Bandh on December 8 called by farmer unions which have been protesting on Delhi's borders against the Centre's new agri-marketing laws. AIRF general secretary Shiva Gopal Mishra met the agitating farmers at Singhu border and assured them that members of the railway union are with them …

Operations at PSU Banks Partially Hit Due to Nationwide Trade Union Strike
4 years ago

Operations at PSU Banks Partially Hit Due to Nationwide Trade Union Strike

News 18  

Banking services across the country were partially impacted on Thursday as some unions of public sector banks participated in a one-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions. Another bank officers’ union — All India Bank Officers Confederation — did not participate but extended “fraternal support” to the strike, its General Secretary Soumya Datta said. Ten central trade unions, except …

Bharat Bandh: Operations at public sector banks partially hit due to trade union strike
4 years ago

Bharat Bandh: Operations at public sector banks partially hit due to trade union strike

India TV News  

Banking operations in public sector banks across the country were partially affected on Thursday as some bank unions joined the one-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions. Cash transaction including deposits and withdrawal at branches, forex and government transactions have been impacted in many public sector banks where participating unions are strong. Ten central trade unions, except Bharatiya Mazdoor …

Unions Expect About 25 Crore Workers to Participate in Nationwide Strike on November 26
4 years, 1 month ago

Unions Expect About 25 Crore Workers to Participate in Nationwide Strike on November 26

News 18  

Central trade unions on Tuesday said that about 25 crore workers are expected to participate in the nationwide general strike on November 26, for which “preparations are in full swing”. A statement has been issued by a joint forum comprising ten central trade unions — Indian National Trade Union Congress, All India Trade Union Congress, Hind Mazdoor Sabha, Centre of …

Trade Unions Call Nationwide General Strike on November 26, Support Next Week's Farmers' Agitation
4 years, 1 month ago

Trade Unions Call Nationwide General Strike on November 26, Support Next Week's Farmers' Agitation

News 18  

Ten central trade unions on Tuesday said they are going ahead with their planned nationwide general strike on November 26 and also announced their support to a two-day farmers’ agitation next week. The meeting of the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Sectoral Independent Federations and Associations was held virtually on November 16, 2020. The forum consists of Indian …

Trade unions call nationwide strike on Nov 26; support next week’s farmers’ agitation
4 years, 1 month ago

Trade unions call nationwide strike on Nov 26; support next week’s farmers’ agitation

Hindustan Times  

Ten central trade unions on Tuesday said they are going ahead with their planned nationwide general strike on November 26 and also announced their support to a two-day farmers’ agitation next week. The meeting of the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Sectoral Independent Federations and Associations was held virtually on November 16, 2020. The forum consists of Indian …

The new labour codes: Labour’s loss
4 years, 2 months ago

The new labour codes: Labour’s loss

The Hindu  

PARLIAMENT passed on September 23 three labour code Bills when the opposition was boycotting the monsoon session on the issue of the farm Bills. The three Bills, the Industrial Relations Code, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, and the Social Security Code, along with the Code on Wages, 2019, amalgamate 44 labour laws. The worst feature of the …

RSS-affiliate Labour Union BMS to Hold Nationwide Protest Against Anti-worker Provisions in Labour Codes
4 years, 2 months ago

RSS-affiliate Labour Union BMS to Hold Nationwide Protest Against Anti-worker Provisions in Labour Codes

News 18  

New Delhi: RSS-aligned Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on Tuesday demanded immediate withdrawal of anti-worker provisions in the labour codes and said it will hold a nationwide protest against the new laws on October 28. In a virtual press conference, BMS office bearers on Tuesday discussed the details of the resolutions passed in the 19th National conference of the union held virtually …

Trade unions to strike on November 26 against labour laws
4 years, 2 months ago

Trade unions to strike on November 26 against labour laws

The Hindu  

Ten Central trade unions will observe a nationwide general strike on November 26 to protest against the recent labour laws cleared by Parliament. Indian National Trade Union Congress president G. Sanjeeva Reddy said that for the working class, the Modi government’s rule was worse than the British regime. All India Trade Union Congress general secretary Amarjeet Kaur said the present …

Trade Unions Call for Nationwide Strike against Govt Policies on November 26
4 years, 2 months ago

Trade Unions Call for Nationwide Strike against Govt Policies on November 26

News 18  

New Delhi: Trade unions on Friday gave a call for a nationwide strike on November 26 to protest against the government policies. "The Convention calls upon all the working people, whether unionised or not, affiliated or independent, whether from organised sector or unorganised sector, to intensify the united struggle against the anti-people, anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national policies of the government …

Can’t keep deferring labour reforms in the name of consultation, says Labour Minister Gangwar
4 years, 2 months ago

Can’t keep deferring labour reforms in the name of consultation, says Labour Minister Gangwar

The Hindu  

The recently passed Code on Social Security, the Industrial Relations Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, which along with the Code on Wages, 2019 subsume 29 labour laws into four codes, were passed after widespread consultations, says Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar There has been criticism about the manner in which the three …

Govt aiming to implement all four labour codes in one go by December, says Santosh Gangwar
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt aiming to implement all four labour codes in one go by December, says Santosh Gangwar

Firstpost  

The labour ministry had circulated the draft rules on the Wage Code Bill last year but held back its finalisation and implementation New Delhi: The government is aiming to implement all the four labour codes in one go by December this year and complete the final stretch of labour sector reforms, Union minister Santosh Gangwar has said. The labour ministry …

Govt Looks to Implement 4 Amended Labour Codes by December, Says Santosh Gangwar
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt Looks to Implement 4 Amended Labour Codes by December, Says Santosh Gangwar

News 18  

New Delhi: The government is aiming to implement all the four labour codes in one go by December this year and complete the final stretch of labour sector reforms, Union minister Santosh Gangwar has said. Parliament in its just concluded session passed three labour code bills: the Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code, and the Occupational Safety, Health and …

Breaking down the new labour codes passed by Parliament | The Hindu In Focus podcast
4 years, 2 months ago

Breaking down the new labour codes passed by Parliament | The Hindu In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this week, Parliament passed three new laws on social security, industrial relations and occupational safety that subsumed 25 Central labour laws. Along with the wage code that was passed in 2019 the NDA government has now merged 29 different labour laws into four codes and this is something that was badly needed because India’s labour laws are famously complicated …

New Labour Codes Have 'Weakened' Trade Unions, Removed 'Security Net' for Workers: Congress
4 years, 2 months ago

New Labour Codes Have 'Weakened' Trade Unions, Removed 'Security Net' for Workers: Congress

News 18  

New Delhi: Describing the three labour codes passed by Parliament as “anti-labour”, the Congress on Saturday attacked the government, alleging the legislations have “weakened” trade unions and removed the “security net” for workers. Parliament on Wednesday approved the three labour codes that will remove impediments to winding up of companies and allow firing of staff without government permission in firms …

Code debate: The Hindu Editorial on new labour codes
4 years, 2 months ago

Code debate: The Hindu Editorial on new labour codes

The Hindu  

Some laws are far too important and have far too much impact on the people to be passed in haste or without sufficient deliberation. The Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, are an updated version of the respective Codes of 2019, which were scrutinised by a Standing Committee. The …

Labour codes passed are anti-worker, say trade unions
4 years, 3 months ago

Labour codes passed are anti-worker, say trade unions

The Hindu  

Central trade unions, including the RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, have said the three labour codes passed by Parliament on Wednesday are anti-worker, with the BMS saying the Industrial Relations Code could “adversely affect industrial peace.” BMS general secretary Virjesh Upadhyay said none of the objections raised by it and other trade unions as well as the pro-worker recommendations of the …

Parliament Clears Three Codes To Reform Indian Labour Laws [Read Bills]
4 years, 3 months ago

Parliament Clears Three Codes To Reform Indian Labour Laws [Read Bills]

Live Law  

The Rajya Sabha today passed three Labour codes namely: Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020 The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 The Code on Social Security, 2020 These Bills were introduced by Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar. Inter-state migrant workers and unorganized workers Inter-state migrant workers include a person who: has been recruited by an employer or contractor for …

Rajya Sabha approves three codes subsuming 25 central labour laws
4 years, 3 months ago

Rajya Sabha approves three codes subsuming 25 central labour laws

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved three labour codes subsuming 25 central labour laws, effecting a major reform that has been on the table for at least 17 years. The three codes on -- social security, industrial relations and occupational safety – already cleared by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, will now offer industries flexibility in …

Lok Sabha Passes Three Labour Codes for 'Healthy Environment to Workers' Amid Boycott by Opposition
4 years, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha Passes Three Labour Codes for 'Healthy Environment to Workers' Amid Boycott by Opposition

News 18  

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed three labour codes amid boycott of the House proceedings by several Opposition parties, including the Congress, in protest against the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members. Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said the House is witnessing a historic day as these codes would provide salary security, social security and proper environment at workplaces to 50 …

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha clears three labour Bills
4 years, 3 months ago

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha clears three labour Bills

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday cleared three labour Bills amalgamating laws on social security, occupational safety and industrial relations which would usher in changes including allowing companies with less than 300 workers to hire and fire without prior approval and provide gig and platform workers social security. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, …

Parliament proceedings | Codes on occupational safety, social security and industrial relations introduced in Lok Sabha
4 years, 3 months ago

Parliament proceedings | Codes on occupational safety, social security and industrial relations introduced in Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

The government on Saturday introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha to amalgamate laws on social security, occupational safety and industrial relations, which would, among other changes, allow companies with less than 300 workers to terminate employment without prior approval and provide gig and platform workers social security schemes. Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar introduced the Industrial Relations …

Govt Proposes Allowing Companies with More than 300 Workers to Fire Staff Without Its Nod
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt Proposes Allowing Companies with More than 300 Workers to Fire Staff Without Its Nod

News 18  

Companies having not less than 300 workers will soon be allowed to hire and fire workers without seeking prior government permission, with the labour ministry proposing changes to rules in a bill introduced in Lok Sabha on Saturday. The Industrial Relation Code Bill 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha last year and subsequently sent to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on …

Cabinet Discusses Labour Reforms, to Push Remaining 3 Codes in Monsoon Session
4 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet Discusses Labour Reforms, to Push Remaining 3 Codes in Monsoon Session

News 18  

The Union Cabinet is believed to have discussed labour reforms in detail on Tuesday so that the remaining three Codes pending in the Lok Sabha could be pushed for Parliament nod during the Monsoon session beginning on Monday. The government wants to push all three remaining labour codes pending in the Lok Sabha for passage," a source said. Earlier this …

Labour policies | Withdraw FIRs against protesters, trade unions urge Amit Shah
4 years, 4 months ago

Labour policies | Withdraw FIRs against protesters, trade unions urge Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The joint platform of 10 Central trade unions on Monday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah seeking withdrawal of FIRs filed against workers who had recently taken part in protests against the government’s labour policies. In their letter to Mr. Shah, the unions said FIRs had been filed against “peaceful protesters protesting against the labour policy, disinvestment and privatisation of …

Changes to labour laws will put most workers out of legal protection: Unions
4 years, 5 months ago

Changes to labour laws will put most workers out of legal protection: Unions

The Hindu  

As the State government unveiled the New Industrial Policy, 2020–25, to attract investors, trade unions are protesting over the manner in which several crucial labour laws have been amended to tilt the balance in favour of industries. The sweeping changes brought to Factories Act, Industrial Disputes Act, and Contract Labour Act, unions fear, will put more than 70% of the …

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