labour service law

Cabinet approves Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill, 2019  In the spirit of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas’ and ‘Sabka Vishwas’, the NDA Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been continuously working for ..

The Ministry has taken steps for drafting four Labour Codes on Wages; Industrial Relations; Social Security; and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions respectively, by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the relevant provisions of the existing Central Labour Laws.  The 4 Labour Codes contain provisions relating to wage, social security, saf..

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in Parliament today. Deregulating labour law restrictions can create significantly more jobs, as seen by the recent changes in Rajasthan when compared to the rest of the states.  The Survey states no major labou..

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides for free and compulsory elementary education of equitable quality to all children, including the children of migrant workers,  of 6-14 years age.  The RTE Act provides for norms and standards for opening of schools in neighbourhood at elementary level.  Section 6 of the Ac..

66,169 Child Labourers Rescued, Rehabilitated and Mainstreamed Under National Child Labour Project Scheme During 2018-19 Total 1,44,783 Child Labourers Rescued & Rehabilitated During Last three Years Child Labour is an outcome of various social-eco..

With the declaration of CBSE class 10th and 12th result and girls outshining boys again, our equally powerful population of women or I can say even more powerful women population have proved that they are behind none. Within the cheerful faces of those prodigies and their parents you can feel a concern which being a father of an eighteen months girl child I can feel, ..

The Central Government has not   enacted any separate law to protect the interest of domestic workers. However, the Ministry of Labour & Employment is considering to formulate a National Policy on Domestic Workers which is in the draft stage.   The salient features of the proposed draft National Policy on Domestic Workers are as under: ..

No such data is maintained at the Central level. However as per the  National Sample Survey(NSSO Statsitics-2011-2012,68th round) according to which estimated 39 lakhs people are employed as domestic workers by private households, of which  26 lakhs are female domestic workers. The Ministry of Labour & Employment ..

The Ministry has prepared a Labour Code on Industrial Relations, by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the relevant provisions of the following three Labour Laws:- The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, The Trade Unions Act, 1926, The I..

Border Road Organisation (BRO) abides by all Labour Welfare Laws.  However, recently a joint team of officers of Chief Labour Commissioner (Guwahati Region), EPFO & ESI inspected the establishment of 42, Border Roads Task Force, Sapper and 763 Border Roads Task Force, Tawang from 22.10.2018 to 26.10.2018 and made some observations regarding violations relat..

.style2 { text-align: justify; } The Ministry of Labour and Employment is committed towards job security, wage security and social security for each and every worker. Along with bringing transparenc..

The decline in female work force participation rate may be attributed to factors like increased educational attendance and higher level of participation in education and insufficient formal wage employment opportunities etc. Government has been targeting this issue by taking up several initiatives to improve the employability of youth including women. A new Ministry..

Being one of the most influential cases in time, the Vishakha vs State of Rajasthan case has been the driving force in moulding the employment laws when it comes to installing a safe and welcoming work environment. The guidelines imparted by the apex court in Vishakha case have led to the enactment of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Red..

As per the information received from the States, the number of bonded labourers identified and released so far is as under: ..

The basic rate of minimum wages for the scheduled employments in the Central sphere was last revised and notified on 19.01.2017. A component of minimum rates of wage, Variable Dearness Allowance (V.D.A.), was last revised on 01.10.2017. Rates fixed for the scheduled employments in the Central sphere are applicab..