Labour Conditions India

At least two labourers died after they fell into a 40-feet deep septic tank of an under-construction building in the Malad area of Mumbai on Wednesday while another worker was rescued in critical condition, officials said.

Two labourers was killed and another is missing after asnow avalanche was reportedin the popular hill station of Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir today, a video of which has been widely shared online.

Five digital platforms -- cab aggregators Ola and Uber, grocery delivery app Dunzo, pharmacy platform PharmEasy and Amazon Flex -- have reportedly received the lowest scores in a rating of digital platforms on the basis of providing fair working conditions for gig workers. The Fairwork India Ratings 2022 reportedly evaluated 12 platforms, including...

The labor ministry had envisaged implementing the four codes on industrial relations, wages, social security, and occupational health safety & working conditions from April 1, 2021.

Three labour codes involving what the government called "important labour reforms" were approved by the Union cabinet at a meeting held last evening. The codes involve social security, occupational safety, health and working conditions and industrial relations, sources said. All three codes will be placed before parliament in the monsoon session t...

Upset about not having a smartphone to use for online classes, a Class 11 student from Punjab allegedly committed suicide on Friday. According to the police, the 17-year-old girl hung herself in her house in the state's Mansa district.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday held both the BJP and Congress responsible for the poor condition of migrant workers in the country amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

"Pathetic condition of migrant labourers is nothing but a human tragedy", the Madras High Court said today in strongly-worded comments on the migrant workers crisis

A surge of coronavirus cases in foreign-worker dormitories across Singapore and in the slums of India has drawn attention to the squalid housing conditions of migrant labourers and the vital role they play in cities, housing experts said on Tuesday.

For more than a year, Sumer Singh, a labourer from Agra has been tending to his sick teenage daughter. The 16-year-old girl suffers from aplastic anaemia, a rare condition in which the body stops producing a sufficient amount of new blood cells.

CHENNAI: Six out of 10 labourers toiling in quarries for granite for tiles, fireplaces and kitchen counters around the world are working in dangerous conditions to repay huge loans, charities mapping the hidden supply chain said on Wednesday. Governments are among the buyers of granite from India, one of the world’s largest exporters of the rock,...

Today is Day 12 of the Monsoon session of Parliament. There will be a discussion and voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2017-18 and Demands for Excess Grants (General) for 2014-15 in Lok Sabha. The Banking Reguation (Amendment) Bill, 2017, The Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 2017, The Integrated Goo...

By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai: Various forms of slavery, including child labour, are present in more than 90 per cent of south India’s spinning mills which produce yarn for Western brands, researchers said, calling for mapping of supply chains and tougher audits. The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN), a human rights organisation, spoke to...

The Labour Ministry has decided to include the service period under the erstwhile Family Pension Scheme 1971 to fulfil the condition of 20 or more years of services to be eligible for two years of bonus while calculating pension.

Ringing Bells CEO says the company pays fair wages to its workers and its pricier models will help offset the cost of the Rs. 251 phone.

At least two labourers died after they fell into a 40-feet deep septic tank of an under-construction building in the Malad area of Mumbai on Wednesday while another worker was rescued in critical condition, officials said.

Two labourers was killed and another is missing after asnow avalanche was reportedin the popular hill station of Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir today, a video of which has been widely shared online.

Five digital platforms -- cab aggregators Ola and Uber, grocery delivery app Dunzo, pharmacy platform PharmEasy and Amazon Flex -- have reportedly received the lowest scores in a rating of digital platforms on the basis of providing fair working conditions for gig workers. The Fairwork India Ratings 2022 reportedly evaluated 12 platforms, including...

The labor ministry had envisaged implementing the four codes on industrial relations, wages, social security, and occupational health safety & working conditions from April 1, 2021.

Three labour codes involving what the government called "important labour reforms" were approved by the Union cabinet at a meeting held last evening. The codes involve social security, occupational safety, health and working conditions and industrial relations, sources said. All three codes will be placed before parliament in the monsoon session t...

Upset about not having a smartphone to use for online classes, a Class 11 student from Punjab allegedly committed suicide on Friday. According to the police, the 17-year-old girl hung herself in her house in the state's Mansa district.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday held both the BJP and Congress responsible for the poor condition of migrant workers in the country amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

"Pathetic condition of migrant labourers is nothing but a human tragedy", the Madras High Court said today in strongly-worded comments on the migrant workers crisis

A surge of coronavirus cases in foreign-worker dormitories across Singapore and in the slums of India has drawn attention to the squalid housing conditions of migrant labourers and the vital role they play in cities, housing experts said on Tuesday.

For more than a year, Sumer Singh, a labourer from Agra has been tending to his sick teenage daughter. The 16-year-old girl suffers from aplastic anaemia, a rare condition in which the body stops producing a sufficient amount of new blood cells.

CHENNAI: Six out of 10 labourers toiling in quarries for granite for tiles, fireplaces and kitchen counters around the world are working in dangerous conditions to repay huge loans, charities mapping the hidden supply chain said on Wednesday. Governments are among the buyers of granite from India, one of the world’s largest exporters of the rock,...

Today is Day 12 of the Monsoon session of Parliament. There will be a discussion and voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2017-18 and Demands for Excess Grants (General) for 2014-15 in Lok Sabha. The Banking Reguation (Amendment) Bill, 2017, The Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 2017, The Integrated Goo...

By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai: Various forms of slavery, including child labour, are present in more than 90 per cent of south India’s spinning mills which produce yarn for Western brands, researchers said, calling for mapping of supply chains and tougher audits. The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN), a human rights organisation, spoke to...

The Labour Ministry has decided to include the service period under the erstwhile Family Pension Scheme 1971 to fulfil the condition of 20 or more years of services to be eligible for two years of bonus while calculating pension.

Ringing Bells CEO says the company pays fair wages to its workers and its pricier models will help offset the cost of the Rs. 251 phone.