Labour Laws

Violence In Bengal, Protesters Detained In Chennai Amid Bharat Bandh Call

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Rail and road traffic was hit in several states including Bengal, Odisha and Tamil Nadu as a 24-hour nationwide strike by ten trade unions against the central government began this morning. Violence broke out in Bengal as a police vehicle was targeted in Jadavpur and CPM MLA Sujan Chakraborty was detained. A scuffle was reported between the workers...

Government's Warning Ahead Of Trade Unions' 24-Hour Strike: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday January 7, 2020

The government has warned central trade unions of "consequences" if they go on a proposed 24-hour nationwide strike starting 6 am Wednesday. Around 25 crore workers are expected to participate in the strike which has been called by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) to protest the "anti-labour policies" of the BJP government and press for dem...

Uber, Postmates Sue California Over Gig-Economy Labour Law

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 31, 2019

Ride-hailing giant Uber and delivery company Postmates have filed a lawsuit against the state of California, claiming a new law that would treat gig-economy freelancers as employees is unconstitutional.

Uber Sues California Over Gig-Economy Labour Law, Claiming It's Unconstitutional

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 31, 2019

Uber and delivery company Postmates have filed a lawsuit against the state of California, claiming a new law that would treat gig-economy freelancers as employees is unconstitutional.

India's Export Hub Dream Needs New Reforms: Gita Gopinath

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 20, 2019

About regulatory issues in the country, Ms Gopinath said that regulatory uncertainty in India is one of the reasons for the ongoing economic slowdown.

Industry Demands Export Promoting Measures, Simplification Of Labour Laws

Business | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 17, 2019

Ficci President Sandip Somany said the meeting delved into infrastructure bottlenecks in terms of the rules, regulations which can help free up business.

More Formal Jobs Created In FY18: Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday December 14, 2019

"The labour laws have been streamlined into four laws. The Code of Wages 2019 was notified in August 2019, Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill, Industrial Relations Code and Social Security Code Bill have been notified this year," the CEA said.

What Sacked Google Engineers Said In Complaint To US Government

World News | Greg Bensinger, The Washington Post | Saturday December 7, 2019

A group of four fired Google engineers filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday alleging the company retaliated against them for their activism around possibly forming a union.

PM Modi's Labour Reform Push May Remove Key Hurdle For Investors

India News | Bibhudatta Pradhan and Vrishti Beniwal, Bloomberg | Tuesday November 26, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is finally attempting to overhaul India's most controversial labor laws to attract investment and make it easier to do business in a country where changing archaic rules is a challenge for any government.

U.S. Labour Judge Rules That Tesla Broke Labour Law

Reuters | Saturday September 28, 2019

Electric carmaker Tesla Inc interfered with legitimate union organising and must read a notice to workers explaining their rights in a meeting requiring attendance from Chief Executive Elon Musk, a U.S. labour judge ruled on Friday.

Elon Musk and Tesla Violated US Federal Labour Law, Judge Rules

Faiz Siddiqui, The Washington Post | Saturday September 28, 2019

A US judge ruled Friday that Tesla and its chief executive, Elon Musk, broke federal labour law by targeting union activity, the latest in a series of stinging rebukes to the electronic vehicle company.

Apple, Foxconn Broke a Chinese Labour Law to Build Latest iPhones

Mark Gurman, Bloomberg | Monday September 9, 2019

Apple and manufacturing partner Foxconn violated a Chinese labour rule by using too many temporary staff in the world’s largest iPhone factory, the companies confirmed following a report that also alleged harsh working conditions.

From 44 to 4, Centre to Streamline Labour Laws To Bring In Business

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday June 12, 2019

More than 40 labour laws will be shrunk to just four as the Centre plans to make it easier for companies to do business in India and recapture the momentum it lost in the recent months.

China's Apple Watch Supplier Under Fire Over Student Labour

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 30, 2018

Apple is investigating a factory in southwest China after a labour rights group said the tech giant's supplier forced student workers to work "like robots" to assemble its popular Apple Watch.

India Made Significant Move To End Worst Forms Of Child Labour: US Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 22, 2018

India is among the only 14 countries to have made significant advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in 2017, an official US report said Saturday.