Labour Laws

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.

Demanding Loan Waiver And Minimum Wage, Farmers March In Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 5, 2018

Thousands of farmers and workers affiliated to Left-wing outfits took out a protest march in the national capital Wednesday, demanding implementation of remunerative prices for farm produce, loan waiver, labour laws and a minimum wage of Rs 18,000 a month.

Supreme Court's New Roster In, 2 Days After Justice Chelameswar Retired

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 24, 2018

Two days after the retirement of Justice Jasti Chelameswar, the Supreme Court on Sunday notified a new roster for the allocation of cases to the judges, which will come into effect from July 2 when the top court reopens after summer vacation.

Amazon Supplier Under Fire For Poor China Working Conditions

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 11, 2018

Electronics giant Foxconn announced Monday it had started an investigation after a labour group alleged illegal working conditions at one of its Chinese factories producing Kindles, tablets and smart speakers for Amazon.

First Labour Code On Wages Likely To Be Passed In Budget Session

Business | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 14, 2018

The Ministry of Labour and Employment aims to combineover 44 labour laws into a single law in the forthcoming budget session.

In A First, Qatar Sets $200 Minimum Wage Ahead Of 2022 FIFA World Cup

World News | AFP | Friday November 17, 2017

Qatar has set a temporary minimum wage for migrant workers worth around $200 a month, its labour minister said Thursday, a benchmark reform following widespread criticism of Doha's preparations for the 2022 World Cup.

'No Helmets, Goggles, Shoes': Indian Miners' Safety Being Compromised, Says Report

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Thursday August 24, 2017

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,...

IT Start-Up Workers Entitled To Benefits Of Labour Law, Says Government

Business | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 26, 2017

Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said the government has launched Atal Pension Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana for all citizens.

UN Employee Charged With Visa Fraud, Underpaying Bangladeshi Worker

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 21, 2017

US prosecutors have accused a United Nations employee in New York of committing visa fraud by bringing into the country a domestic worker from Bangladesh and then failing to pay her a lawful wage.

Bangladesh Diplomat Charged With Labour Trafficking By New York

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 13, 2017

New York charged Bangladesh's deputy consul general with labor trafficking and assault for allegedly forcing a household helper to work 18 hours a day without pay for four years. The diplomat appeared in court on Monday and could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted and has only limited diplomatic immunity.

Tamil Nadu Techies Say They're Moving To Form India's First IT Union

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin and Natasha Jog, Edited by Arun Nair | Thursday May 18, 2017

A week after employees complained against IT major Cognizant for pink-slipping them, techies in Tamil Nadu are forming a union. More than 100 software professionals have signed up as members. The union, to be called "Forum for IT Employees, Tamil Nadu " will lobby for women's safety and protect members' rights by holding IT firms to labour laws, sa...

To Ensure High Productivity, NITI Aayog Presses For Major Labour Reforms

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 30, 2017

NITI Aayog has pressed for 'substantive' reforms in labour laws to take the country out of the current low-productivity and low-wage jobs situation. It has also said that unifying the existing large number of labour laws into four codes without reforming them will serve little purpose.

Nationwide Strike Threatens To Paralyse Brazil As President May Weaken Labour Laws

World News | Reuters | Friday April 28, 2017

Brazilian unions called nationwide strikes today to protest President Michel Temer's efforts to reduce social security benefits and weaken labor laws, with disruption expected to road and rail transport, factories and schools.