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Labour Reform Bills Will Ensure Well-Being Of Workers, Boost Economy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the passage of key labour reform bills by Parliament, saying it will ensure well-being of workers and give a boost to economic growth.
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To Ensure High Productivity, NITI Aayog Presses For Major Labour Reforms
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.
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Centre's New Push Soon On 'Hire And Fire' Law To Boost Jobs
The Narendra Modi government is to make a renewed drive to overhaul labour laws, hoping to create millions of new jobs by making it easier to hire and fire, the labour ministry's top bureaucrat said today.
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Power Plants Have Enough Coal To Overcome Strike: Minister Piyush Goyal
Power plants in the country have enough coal in hand to operate even if nothing is mined over the next 50 to 60 days, the coal and power minister said ahead of a proposed one-day strike by some Coal India Ltd workers on Friday.
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France's Francois Hollande's Popularity Rebounds Somewhat After Incident-Free Euro
French President Francois Hollande's popularity has recovered slightly from a recent low as street protests against a contested labour reform have abated, a poll showed on Monday.
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Labour Ministry Slows Down On Labour Reforms Push: Report
Two key labour reform bills may not come up in the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning next month while legislations on three populist measures could be introduced.
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French Government Bans Union Demonstration In Paris
France's Socialist government made good on a threat to ban a planned union demonstration in the capital, after previous protests against its hotly-contested labour reforms descended into violence.
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French President Says Won't Back Down On Labour Market Reform
French President Francois Hollande today said he would not withdraw the labour market reforms which have sparked two months of street protests and led to an unsuccessful attempt to bring down the government.
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French Parliament Debates Labor Law After Violent Protests
After a month of often violent protests, French legislators are starting to debate a hotly contested labor bill that would make it easier to lay off workers and weaken some union powers.
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Tens Of Thousands Join May Day Rally In South Korea
Tens of thousands of South Koreans today joined May Day protests against labour reforms pushed by the government, and called for a higher minimum wage.
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France Braces For Day Of Protests As Labour Reform Anger Grows
France is facing a wave of protests today against deeply unpopular labour reforms that have divided an already fractured Socialist government and raised hackles in a country accustomed to iron-clad job security.
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Labour Reforms Through Consensus, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that government is engaged in carrying out labour reforms through consensus and dialogue with stakeholders including workers without compromising on their genuine protections and rights.
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Gujarat Labour Reforms Bill Gets President Pranab Mukherjee's Approval
Gujarat's Labour Reforms Bill has received President Pranab Mukherjee's assent with some controversial provisions like settling disputes between workers and management through a 'compromise' formula with payment of 'penalty' to the government among the new measures.
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Rajasthan Has Immense Potential: Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to Investors
Rajasthan government has prepared a ground for the development of the state in the last two years and the Global Investors Summit beginning tomorrow will prove to be a milestone, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said today.
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5 Reasons Why 15 Crore Workers Are On Strike In India Today
Some 15 crore workers across India are on a "Bharat Bandh" or one-day strike against changes in labour laws that they believe will put jobs at risk.
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Labour Reform Bills Will Ensure Well-Being Of Workers, Boost Economy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the passage of key labour reform bills by Parliament, saying it will ensure well-being of workers and give a boost to economic growth.
-
To Ensure High Productivity, NITI Aayog Presses For Major Labour Reforms
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.
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Centre's New Push Soon On 'Hire And Fire' Law To Boost Jobs
The Narendra Modi government is to make a renewed drive to overhaul labour laws, hoping to create millions of new jobs by making it easier to hire and fire, the labour ministry's top bureaucrat said today.
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Power Plants Have Enough Coal To Overcome Strike: Minister Piyush Goyal
Power plants in the country have enough coal in hand to operate even if nothing is mined over the next 50 to 60 days, the coal and power minister said ahead of a proposed one-day strike by some Coal India Ltd workers on Friday.
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France's Francois Hollande's Popularity Rebounds Somewhat After Incident-Free Euro
French President Francois Hollande's popularity has recovered slightly from a recent low as street protests against a contested labour reform have abated, a poll showed on Monday.
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Labour Ministry Slows Down On Labour Reforms Push: Report
Two key labour reform bills may not come up in the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning next month while legislations on three populist measures could be introduced.
-
French Government Bans Union Demonstration In Paris
France's Socialist government made good on a threat to ban a planned union demonstration in the capital, after previous protests against its hotly-contested labour reforms descended into violence.
-
French President Says Won't Back Down On Labour Market Reform
French President Francois Hollande today said he would not withdraw the labour market reforms which have sparked two months of street protests and led to an unsuccessful attempt to bring down the government.
-
French Parliament Debates Labor Law After Violent Protests
After a month of often violent protests, French legislators are starting to debate a hotly contested labor bill that would make it easier to lay off workers and weaken some union powers.
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Tens Of Thousands Join May Day Rally In South Korea
Tens of thousands of South Koreans today joined May Day protests against labour reforms pushed by the government, and called for a higher minimum wage.
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France Braces For Day Of Protests As Labour Reform Anger Grows
France is facing a wave of protests today against deeply unpopular labour reforms that have divided an already fractured Socialist government and raised hackles in a country accustomed to iron-clad job security.
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Labour Reforms Through Consensus, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that government is engaged in carrying out labour reforms through consensus and dialogue with stakeholders including workers without compromising on their genuine protections and rights.
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Gujarat Labour Reforms Bill Gets President Pranab Mukherjee's Approval
Gujarat's Labour Reforms Bill has received President Pranab Mukherjee's assent with some controversial provisions like settling disputes between workers and management through a 'compromise' formula with payment of 'penalty' to the government among the new measures.
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Rajasthan Has Immense Potential: Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to Investors
Rajasthan government has prepared a ground for the development of the state in the last two years and the Global Investors Summit beginning tomorrow will prove to be a milestone, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said today.
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5 Reasons Why 15 Crore Workers Are On Strike In India Today
Some 15 crore workers across India are on a "Bharat Bandh" or one-day strike against changes in labour laws that they believe will put jobs at risk.
