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Apple, Foxconn Efforts Lead to Labour Reforms Ahead of Plans to Ramp Up Production in India: Report
Apple and Foxconn, a major supplier for the Cupertino company, successfully lobbied for liberalisation of labour laws in Karnataka earlier in March, according to a report. Lobbying by Apple and Foxconn led to laws that allow 12-hour shifts and night-time work for women in the state.
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Pandemic Did Not Stop India From Reforms; US Businesses Can Benefit: Envoy
The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped India from undertaking bold economic reforms, Indian envoy to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said, urging the American businesses to take benefits of these "path-breaking" reforms in labour, space and agriculture sectors.
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3 Labour Code Bills Passed In Rajya Sabha Amid Opposition Boycott
Three of the four labour code bills, that comprise the government's flagship labour reforms, were passed by the Rajya Sabha today as opposition protests raged outside parliament. The opposition, which boycotted both houses since yesterday, had written to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu, asking that the contentious bills not be passed "unilatera...
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"Against Farmers' Interest": Tejashwi Yadav Slams Centre Over Farm Bills
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed the Central government over the passage of agricultural reform Bills in Lok Sabha, adding that the Bills are against the interest of "farmers, labourers and poor people".
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Three Labour Law Codes Get Cabinet Approval, Will Go Before Parliament
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...
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What Is Labour Day And Why It Is Celebrated
May 1 is observed as International Labour Day in several countries to commemorate the labour movement which ushered in various reforms such as capping the work hours at eight and paid leaves.
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PM Modi's Labour Reform Push May Remove Key Hurdle For Investors
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.
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Central Trade Unions' Bharat Bandh Enters Day 2
The two-day nationwide strike called by Central Trade Unions (CTUs) to protest against the alleged anti-worker policies and unilateral labour reforms by the Centre entered its second day on Wednesday, impacting normal life in some parts of the country.
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India Should Focus on Export-Oriented Mobile Manufacturing: Report
The ICEA-McKinsey Report 2018 also noted that the Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) intended to turn India into a manufacturing hub is not enough.
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India Gets G20 Praise On Startup Funding, Derivative Reforms
Acknowledging steps being taken by India for sustainable and inclusive growth as well as support to global economy, the G20 has praised the initiatives in the country for promoting ease of doing business, startup funding and labour reforms.
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Seven Indian Companies Receive Fewer H-1B Visas in 2016, Claims Report
National Foundation for American Policy said the 9,356 new H-1B petitions for the top seven Indian-based companies approved in fiscal 2016 represent only 0.006 percent of the US labour force.
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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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Goods And Services Tax To Help Push Growth Above 8%, Says IMF: 10 Points
The Goods and Services Tax regime that the government targets to roll out from 1 July could help push India's growth rate to above the eight per cent-mark in the medium term, the International Monetary Fund has said, painting a bright outlook for the Indian economy. Tao Zhang, the IMF's Deputy Managing Director believes India has made significant p...
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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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Apple, Foxconn Efforts Lead to Labour Reforms Ahead of Plans to Ramp Up Production in India: Report
Apple and Foxconn, a major supplier for the Cupertino company, successfully lobbied for liberalisation of labour laws in Karnataka earlier in March, according to a report. Lobbying by Apple and Foxconn led to laws that allow 12-hour shifts and night-time work for women in the state.
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Pandemic Did Not Stop India From Reforms; US Businesses Can Benefit: Envoy
The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped India from undertaking bold economic reforms, Indian envoy to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said, urging the American businesses to take benefits of these "path-breaking" reforms in labour, space and agriculture sectors.
-
3 Labour Code Bills Passed In Rajya Sabha Amid Opposition Boycott
Three of the four labour code bills, that comprise the government's flagship labour reforms, were passed by the Rajya Sabha today as opposition protests raged outside parliament. The opposition, which boycotted both houses since yesterday, had written to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu, asking that the contentious bills not be passed "unilatera...
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"Against Farmers' Interest": Tejashwi Yadav Slams Centre Over Farm Bills
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed the Central government over the passage of agricultural reform Bills in Lok Sabha, adding that the Bills are against the interest of "farmers, labourers and poor people".
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Three Labour Law Codes Get Cabinet Approval, Will Go Before Parliament
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...
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What Is Labour Day And Why It Is Celebrated
May 1 is observed as International Labour Day in several countries to commemorate the labour movement which ushered in various reforms such as capping the work hours at eight and paid leaves.
-
PM Modi's Labour Reform Push May Remove Key Hurdle For Investors
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.
-
Central Trade Unions' Bharat Bandh Enters Day 2
The two-day nationwide strike called by Central Trade Unions (CTUs) to protest against the alleged anti-worker policies and unilateral labour reforms by the Centre entered its second day on Wednesday, impacting normal life in some parts of the country.
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India Should Focus on Export-Oriented Mobile Manufacturing: Report
The ICEA-McKinsey Report 2018 also noted that the Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) intended to turn India into a manufacturing hub is not enough.
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India Gets G20 Praise On Startup Funding, Derivative Reforms
Acknowledging steps being taken by India for sustainable and inclusive growth as well as support to global economy, the G20 has praised the initiatives in the country for promoting ease of doing business, startup funding and labour reforms.
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Seven Indian Companies Receive Fewer H-1B Visas in 2016, Claims Report
National Foundation for American Policy said the 9,356 new H-1B petitions for the top seven Indian-based companies approved in fiscal 2016 represent only 0.006 percent of the US labour force.
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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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Goods And Services Tax To Help Push Growth Above 8%, Says IMF: 10 Points
The Goods and Services Tax regime that the government targets to roll out from 1 July could help push India's growth rate to above the eight per cent-mark in the medium term, the International Monetary Fund has said, painting a bright outlook for the Indian economy. Tao Zhang, the IMF's Deputy Managing Director believes India has made significant p...
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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.
