Articles for Trade Unions

Hosiery workers in Tiruppur demand withdrawal of minimum wages notification
1 week ago

Hosiery workers in Tiruppur demand withdrawal of minimum wages notification

The Hindu  

Labourers employed in the hosiery knitwear units in Tiruppur have demanded the withdrawal of the minimum wages notification issued by the Tamil Nadu government in February. According to the trade unions, the draft notification issued in February 2024 recommended basic wages of ₹8,090 and Dearness Allowance of ₹28 for every point about 160 points. In 2018, the government took a …

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Union for national strike if Centre implements Labour Codes
1 month ago

Union for national strike if Centre implements Labour Codes

The Hindu  

The national conference of the All India Central Council of Trade Unions, a central trade union supported by the CPI has resolved to hold joint protests with other trade unions if the Centre implements the four Labour Codes. A resolution adopted at the meeting said the Narendra Modi government has renewed its onslaught on workers’ rights by attempting to implement …

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Trade unions protest against Union Budget in Puducherry
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trade unions protest against Union Budget in Puducherry

The Hindu  

A joint action committee of pro Opposition trade unions held a protest and burnt copies of the Union Budget 2025-26 for being “anti-people, anti-worker and anti-farmer” near the Swadeshi Mill on Thursday. According to K. Sethu Selvam, AITUC general secretary, the protest had been called as none of the demands put forth during negotiations by trade unions with the Labour …

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Samsung India Workers Form First Union After 7-Month Struggle in Tamil Nadu
2 months ago

Samsung India Workers Form First Union After 7-Month Struggle in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 27, 2025 20:37 IST - 4 MINS READ After 38 days of protest and 212 days of legal battle, the Tamil Nadu Labour Department registered the Centre of Indian Trade Unions -backed Samsung India Workers’ Union on January 27, marking a victory for the labour movement. The SIWU is India’s first Samsung workers’ union and the world’s …

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Trade unions plan joint protest against Centre’s ‘anti-labour policies’ on February 5
2 months ago

Trade unions plan joint protest against Centre’s ‘anti-labour policies’ on February 5

The Hindu  

A host of trade unions owing allegiance to the Opposition will stage a protest against the Centre’s ‘anti-labour policies’ in front of Swadeshi Mills on February 5. The trade unions affiliated to CITU, INTUC, AITUC, AICCTU and other organisations decided to organise a protest at a recent consultative meeting chaired by AITUC general secretary K. Sethu Selvam. According to a …

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Shun caste and focus on staff welfare, railways tells trade unions
2 months, 1 week ago

Shun caste and focus on staff welfare, railways tells trade unions

The Hindu  

The Indian Railways, one of the largest employers of the Government of India with over 12 lakh employees, has directed the newly elected trade unions to keep divisive tactics such as caste, creed etc away and focus on the overall welfare of staff. According recognition to two trade unions — the All India Railwaymen’s Federation and the National Federation of …

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78 killed in South Africa's illegal gold mine as authorities face backlash for 'horrific' crackdown
2 months, 1 week ago

78 killed in South Africa's illegal gold mine as authorities face backlash for 'horrific' crackdown

Firstpost  

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a “horrific” crackdown on desperate people trying to eke out a living Members of the South African police, patrol as they guard the mine shaft where rescue operations are …

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Trade unions condemn L&T CEO’s statement on work hours
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trade unions condemn L&T CEO’s statement on work hours

The Hindu  

The central trade unions condemned the statement by the chairman and managing director of Larsen & Toubro Limited S.N. The Centre of Indian Trade Unions said Mr. Subrahmanyan’s statement was similar to the “satanic statement” earlier made by the Infosys founder N.R. Mr. Sen said Indian workers, even permanent employees in the formal sector, were deployed for much longer hours …

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Budget 2025: Trade Unions join pre-budget discussions with Nirmala Sitharaman
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Trade Unions join pre-budget discussions with Nirmala Sitharaman

India Today  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the eighth Pre-Budget Consultation meeting with representatives from trade unions in New Delhi on January 6, 2025. This consultation aimed to gather inputs for the upcoming Union Budget 2025-26 and explore the concerns and expectations of trade unions. ANTICIPATION FOR THE FEBRUARY 1 BUDGET The Union Budget 2025-26, scheduled for presentation on February 1, …

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Budget: Trade unions seek pay parity, higher pensions, social security
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget: Trade unions seek pay parity, higher pensions, social security

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Trade union leaders on Monday urged the government to take measures to boost employment and productivity, increase pensions for those covered by the Employees' Pension Scheme, the immediate constitution of the 8th Pay Commission in pre-budget consultations with the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Niranjan Hiranandani, managing director of Hiranandani Group, and Chairman of the National Real Estate Development …

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Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-Budget consultation with representatives of trade unions
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-Budget consultation with representatives of trade unions

The Hindu  

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, chaired the eighth Pre-Budget Consultation meeting with stakeholders and representatives from trade unions on Monday. The discussion was held in connection with the preparation of the Union Budget 2025-26.The consultations focused on understanding the perspectives of trade unions regarding the upcoming Budget. @nsitharamanchairs the eighth Pre-Budget Consultation with the stakeholders and …

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A weakened Iran prepares to face Trump 2.0
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A weakened Iran prepares to face Trump 2.0

Live Mint  

Iran faces a tough year of confrontation with the incoming Trump administration while holding an exceptionally weak hand after 2024 left it with an acute economic crisis at home and setbacks in the Middle East. Iran’s leadership “is probably experiencing the most profound challenges of its own making" in years, said Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North …

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Labour reforms, social security for informal workers, transformative policies on cards in 2025
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Labour reforms, social security for informal workers, transformative policies on cards in 2025

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 30 Speedy implementation of labour codes, providing social security to informal workers, especially gig and platform, and bringing transformative policies would be the government's priority in 2025 to empower all and boost the economy. The four labour codes on social security, industrial relations, wages, and Occupational Safety Health & Working Conditions were passed by Parliament. While provisions …

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Train strikes likely over as trade union reaches agreement with ProRail
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Train strikes likely over as trade union reaches agreement with ProRail

NL Times  

Trade unions have agreed on a new Collective Labor Agreement with government railway manager ProRail. This was reported by the trade union FNV, which was the last trade union to reach an agreement with the company. "After long-term negotiations, the trade unions FNV, CNV VHS, and ProRail achieved a joint and supported result for the collective labor agreement on Friday, …

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Trade unions bat for social security benefits, minimum wage for platform gig workers
4 months, 1 week ago

Trade unions bat for social security benefits, minimum wage for platform gig workers

The Hindu  

The Joint Committee of Trade Unions, comprising eight central trade unions, has demanded that the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers Bill must ensure minimum wages, maternity leave and benefits such as provident funds, bonuses and gratuity for gig and platform workers. Presenting a draft document listing out objections and suggestions to the bill, the union leaders, at a round table conference, …

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Trade unions threatening supermarket strikes in the run-up to Christmas
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trade unions threatening supermarket strikes in the run-up to Christmas

NL Times  

Trade unions CNV and FNV are threatening with supermarket strikes in the run-up to Christmas. The unions are unhappy with the employers’ final wage offer, and supermarket workers are increasingly willing to strike, they told Distrifood. Last week, the employers affiliated with the collective bargaining agreements VGL and the food industry made a final offer of increasing wages by 3 …

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Samsung Workers Demand Registration of Union under Trade Unions Act
5 months ago

Samsung Workers Demand Registration of Union under Trade Unions Act

The Hindu  

Samsung workers demand registration of their union under the Trade Unions Act, 1926. The workers, represented by the Samsung India Workers Union (SIWU), have been on strike for over 30 days, demanding recognition of their trade union. The union, affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), applied for registration under the Act but was denied by the Registrar …

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Keir Starmer: Bosses do not ‘want to rip up employee rights’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer: Bosses do not ‘want to rip up employee rights’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has insisted …

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Poll reveals public divided on the Government’s approach to unions
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Poll reveals public divided on the Government’s approach to unions

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rachel Reeves recently said there are “no blank cheques” to deal with pay demands …

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Centre offers further discussions with Trade Unions on Labour Codes
6 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 …

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Unions seek Miniratna status for FACT, full-time CMD to improve performance
7 months ago

Unions seek Miniratna status for FACT, full-time CMD to improve performance

The Hindu  

Trade unions at the public sector Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore have appealed to the Union government to confer the company with the Miniratna status and appoint a full-time chairman and managing director to shore up its performance. Premachandran, MP and president of FACT Employees’ Organisation, said one of the key demands that the trade unions were raising was the appointment …

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Government confirms it will repeal minimum levels of service Act
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Government confirms it will repeal minimum levels of service Act

The Independent  

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Ningxia FTU calls for more childcare centers for working families
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ningxia FTU calls for more childcare centers for working families

China Daily  

Children in Xixia district, Yinchuan, Ningxia, spend their summer holiday at a community childcare center. In order to effectively address the difficulty of providing summer care for the children of cadres and workers, and to alleviate the concerns of workers whose children have no one to look after them during the summer break, the Ningxia Federation of Trade Unions is …

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Ningxia FTU calls for more childcare centers for working families'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ningxia FTU calls for more childcare centers for working families'

China Daily  

As summer approaches, "where do the children go" has become a hot topic for working parents and society at large. In order to effectively address the difficulty of providing summer care for the children of cadres and workers, and to alleviate the concerns of workers whose children have no one to look after them during the summer break, the Ningxia …

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