The ‘Labour’ is a subject included in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The concept of “Appropriate Government” envisages that both Central and State Governments are competent to legisl ..
Bonded Labour System has been abolished by law throughout the country with effect from 25th October, 1975 under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Ordinance which was replaced by the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. Under the Act, it is ..
Special drive of inspection was conducted by the Chief Labour Commissioner Organization across the country from 1st August, 2016 to 9th September, 2016. Total 12046 numbers of inspections were conducted under various labour laws during the special dr ..
Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today said that Reforms in Labour Laws are an ongoing process to update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make ..
Government has enacted the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 which came into force w.e.f. 1.9.2016. The Amendment Act completely prohibits the employment of children below 14 years. The amendment also prohibits the emplo ..
Comments of some Organisations on Child Labour Amendment Bill ill founded, Asserts Labour Ministry Children allowed to work in family enterprises in original act, it’s scope severely restricted nowAmendment bill seeks to ensure the Right of Ch ..
The Government have framed the Model Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2016 and it has been circulated to all States for adopting the same as it is or modifying their existing State Shops and Establish ..
Cabinet decides to bring in more Flexibility in Labour Laws to increase Productivity Cabinet approves Special Package for Job Creation & Export Promotion in Textile & Apparel Sector Special Package to create 1 Crore Jobs in 3 Years in Textile ..
The total number of contract labourers both in organized and unorganized sector engaged on the basis of license issued under Contract Labour(Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 in the Central Sphere for last 3 years is given below:- Year ..
Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both Central and State Governments are appropriate Governments to fix, review and revise the minimum wages of the workers employed in the scheduled employment consisting of agriculture and non-agri ..