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An economist decodes the reforms and rues the absence of effective consultations with trade unions on issues concerning workers and the economy
Mixed views were expressed by various experts on the impact of the new wage code on the pay packets and the retirement benefits of employees/workers.They also said it is "myopic" to term social security as a cost to the company.One ...
Reimburse medical expenses of workers: BMS May 12, 2021 Demands financial compensation to the insured persons and family members who die of Covid-19 Contesting the Union Labour Ministry’s claims that Employees State Insurance Corporation has reached out to workers during the Covid-19 crisis, the RSS-backed trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh feels there is no special protection to those who are covered under ESI. BMS general secretary Binay Kumar Sinha said in a letter to Union Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar that the workers are deprived of the entitled medical benefits due to conver...
Labour Ministry to collect Aadhaar details of informal workers for social security schemes Updated: Updated: No one will be denied benefits for want of Aadhaar, say Labour Secretary Share Article No one will be denied benefits for want of Aadhaar, say Labour Secretary The Ministry of Labour and Employment will soon start collecting the Aadhaar details of workers in the unorganised sector for implementation of future social security schemes, though no one will be denied benefits for the lack of Aadhaar, Labour Secretary Apurva Chandra said on Wednesday. The Ministry on Monday notified Sectio...
By Arjun Kumar, Ritika Gupta, Sakshi Sharda* The second wave of Corona Virus has hit, the strain has proven to be more virulent. India in the past seven days has reported over three lakh cases per day. Currently, 150 districts in the country have a COVID positive rate passing 20 percent and hence debating a lockdown. This reminisce the terrifying images of the COVID-19 induced national lockdown in March 2020 which manifested the glaring gap in policy implementation in urban centers not accounting for the migrant population. It seems the country is back to the same page, none the wiser. To avo...