A year after being embroiled in a child labour controversy, leading US apparel and footwear brand Gap has embarked on a national initiative for welfare of children and women in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development and various state governments. The company has also started a special rehabilitation centre for women and children in association with Delhi-based NGO Self Employed Women's Association in the national capital.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday announced a scheme to financially support those who lost their jobs and were covered under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. Somesh Jha explains the key features.
Besides urging the Centre for extension of loan moratorium, the hotel and travel industries have also demanded deferment of GST and advance tax payments and waiver of fees for all forthcoming licences and permits.
Abrahams was among a group of MPs who issued formal letters following the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 in August last year.
In a stern two-page letter to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said stricter enforcement of lockdown norms was necessary to contain the spread of coronavirus in the state.
The total number of positive cases has increased by 106 in the last 24 hours to reach 1,024.
The minister said Industrial Disputes Act provides for constituting different authorities to ensure harmonious industrial relations and prevent strikes and lockouts.
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition filed by Jet Airways raising the issue whether pilots are workmen and if they can claim benefits under the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
In the third reshuffle since coming to power, Prime Minister Modi raised the strength of his Council of Ministers from 73 to 76.
'Every day I am being made to work on menial things like 'Get me a glass of water', 'Put away your plate'...' 'This is not part of my job description as master of the house,' says Kishore Singh.
The Centre is confident of meeting employment creation target of ten million jobs during the current financial year, Union Labour Secretary P D Shenoy said.
'It is the moment where compassion and empathy must supersede our identity, politics, or our ambitions.'
Johnson will instead speak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month to launch their plans for the future UK-India partnership, with their physical meeting expected later in the year.
Never in his long political career has the Union labour minister attracted such attention.
Congress leaders from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh claimed that they have an indication from the Union home ministry on creation of a separate state.
Trade union leaders claimed that the strike would be even bigger than the one last year as the number of striking workers is expected to swell to 18 crore
Last week, the Ministry of Labour and Employment suspended the second in command in EPFO's Hyderabad office.
Labour Law in Saudi Arabia has called for replacement of foreign workers in stores by Saudi nationals.
"Indian markets (are) well placed to absorb the US Fed rate hike. Gradual approach in future increases augurs well for emerging markets," Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das has tweeted.
The country's new economic roadmap highlights the importance of creating a virtuous cycle of investment, savings and exports in order to sustain rapid economic growth over the next five years.
A series of car bombings in Baghdad on Tuesday killed at least 127 people and injured nearly 500 others, according to Iraq's Interior Ministry.The first vehicle, reportedly targeted at a police patrol, exploded at southern Baghdad's Dora district at approximately 10 am local time, and was followed by four similar blasts.One of the blasts struck near the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs while the other two took place in crowded commercial areas.
Expat friendly new Saudi labour law increases annual leave from 15 to 21 days and to 30 days for those who have completed five years of service. The law also urges employers to pay end-of-service awards.
The unions have called for a strike against proposed closure of associate banks and their merger with the State Bank of India
100 model career centres all across the country to help job seekers connect with potential employers and skill providers.
The Prime Minister's Office has decided to set up a panel, led by former chief statistician T C A Anant, to deliberate on whether the enterprise-level quarterly data, which is released by the labour bureau, should be discontinued.
The EPF Board on Saturday once again deferred decision on the contentious issue of interest rate for its four crore subscribers till the next meeting to facilitate more consultations between the Labour and Finance ministries.
Chief executive officers of airlines have asked the government to bear 50 per cent of three months' salaries of employees.
If the precautions are not taken and guidelines are not followed properly, there can be chances of spike in cases, the government said.
In a move that could affect hundreds of Indian expat workers hard, the United Arab Emirates has begin enforcing a new rule on age bar in the private sector under which employees above 60 years of age face the sack.\n\n\n\n
The situation could become more acute as millions of migrants who had returned to their villages during the lockdown come back to the towns for higher wages and better livelihoods.
There were instances of 'rasta roko' at various places in rural Maharashtra
'This prime minister thinks he knows everything.' 'He has to consult, he has to talk and he has to mobilise the best people, but having seen him function, I have no expectations from him.'
The female tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected with COVID-19 in the US. It is suspected that she contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at that time.
Setting a target of $500 billion for two-way trade by 2010, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday directed various ministries to work towards removing constraints to exports, including infrastructure bottlenecks, and easing of labour laws.
The finance ministry has kicked off the budget exercise for 2005-06, discussing with four ministries the expenditure outlay and areas of austerity measures besides working on the broad contours of tax reforms.
Faced with stiff resistance from the Union Home Ministry for his efforts to do away with Section 377 of IPC which penalises gay sex, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today said he and other "like-minded" colleagues planned to meet PM Manmohan Singh and seek a solution.
It also said up to 200 victims at Simra, Sitaipurawa, Khalaicha of Holiya VDC and Piprahawa were rescued with the help of Indian Border Security Force.
A combination of demonetisation, a poorly and hurriedly implemented GST, and more recently the "botched up" lockdown of the economy to control the spread of Covid has brought the economy to its knees.
'In the real economy, the scars of the pandemic will continue to define 2021.' 'It is still hard to tell the effect on unemployment, migrant workers, poverty, and the informal sector of the lockdown and of the pandemic,' observes Mihir S Sharma.
The ministry should, however, ensure that at least the farmers, landless labourers, etc. affected by greenfield projects are given access to potential wealth to be generated by projects.
