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Amazon faces charges of illegally firing warehouse worker in US

Amazon is facing charges of violating labour laws in the US for firing warehouse worker Courtney Bowden of Pennsylvania.

Not your grandfather's manufacturing

While announcing its policies, the government needs to keep in mind that global manufacturing is also changing

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Trade unions to go on nationwide strike on Nov 26 against farm, labour laws

A joint platform of ten central unions said tremendous preparations have been done as more than 25 crore workers are expected to participate in the strike across the country

Odisha Assembly passes Bill to jail govt employees for going on strike

Amid strong opposition from the BJP and the Congress, the Odisha Essential Services (Maintenance) Act Amendment Bill was passed in the Assembly on Monday

Draft labour rules: No licence for contractors with criminal history

Norms also include past insolvency; move not enough to weed out fly-by-night contractors, say industry experts

Govt proposes to up daily factory work limit to 12 hours, draws protests

Work-life balance of employees will be hurt if they work for so long and then commute, say labour economists

New labour rules propose free annual health check-ups for staff above 40

The proposal, applicable to all factories, mines, and construction firms, is part of the draft Occupational Safety, Health (OSH) and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2020

Govt to frame sector-specific model employment contracts for industries

Move aimed at easing compliance burden for companies; experts see it as micromanagement

Govt gives digitisation push to labour codes, makes draft rules public

Number of rules will come down from over 80 to 42 for labour laws relating to industrial relations.

Urban joblessness up in six states in July-Sept 2019, Gujarat worst hit

Sharpest decline in unemployment rate was seen in Haryana, from 11.5% in April-June 2019 to 7.5% in July-September 2019

Success of labour codes depend on implementation of rules, says expert

The Wage Code Bill, 2019, was passed by Parliament last year

Govt plans to implement labour codes on April 1, starts shaping rules

Industries to file single return under new regime. Number of minimum wages demanding compliance set to reduce to 12 from 540 under central laws, to 180-200 under the state laws

Centre's labour reform bills are black laws: Maharashtra minister

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat on Thursday termed the three labour reform bills passed by the Parliament as "black laws", which were against the interests of the working class

Adopt fixed-term contracts for seasonal work, Labour Minister asks industry

Santosh Kumar Gangwar says employees attached and involved with a unit for longer duration are more productive; attrition cost of a skilled worker harms industry in the longer run

Labour codes hugely increase coverage of workers: Santosh Kumar Gangwar

In a Q&A, the Labour and Employment Minister says Removal of rigidity in labour laws, reducing compliance levels would stimulate setting up larger industries generate employment

Doing away with rigidity in labour laws will boost jobs: Minister Gangwar

The minister said that the laws protect the workers' right to strike and it has not been "taken away from them in any manner

Centre notifies three labour codes subsuming 25 laws after President's nod

The new labour laws will be made effective by the government later

Govt defends easing retrenchment norms, says it won't be 'hire and fire'

Defends move to have fixed-term employment, insists present system of hiring workers through contractors is exploitative