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, informal sector workers are matters of high concern for workers,” BMS said in its letter. A second labour ministry official said the suggestions of unions are being evaluated and added the new labour codes are not in violation of rules of the International Labour Organization.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Centre Notifies Three Labour Codes [Read Notifications]
4 years, 2 months ago

Centre Notifies Three Labour Codes [Read Notifications]

Live Law  

The Central Government on Tuesday notified the three Labour Codes namely: Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020 The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 The Code on Social Security, 2020 The three codes are part of the four codes that consolidate 29 central labour laws. The Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020 repeals as many as 13 central …

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 …

Centre Introduces 3 Key Labour Codes in Lok Sabha, Says it Will Extend Social Security to All Workers
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre Introduces 3 Key Labour Codes in Lok Sabha, Says it Will Extend Social Security to All Workers

News 18  

Amid ruckus in the house on Saturday, the government introduced three labour legislations, including the Code on Industrial Relations, the Social Security Code and the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Condition in the Lok Sabha. “We have included 174 out of 233 or 74% of the recommendations of the standing committee on labour across three codes being introduced …

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 …

Three Labour Codes to be Tabled in Monsoon Session of Parliament: Santosh Gangwar
4 years, 3 months ago

Three Labour Codes to be Tabled in Monsoon Session of Parliament: Santosh Gangwar

News 18  

Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar on Tuesday said remaining three labour codes on industrial relations, social security and occupational safety and health will be tabled in the ensuing Monsoon session of the Parliament. We have circulated draft rules of the Code on Wages which would also be finalised soon,” Gangwar said addressing a virtual FICCI conference on ‘Code on Wages: Safeguarding …

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