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PM Modi bats for remote work, flexible work hours, calls it the future

Modi said that India missed taking advantage of the first three industrial revolutions because it couldn't keep pace with the changing nature of work

Teenagers' share in India's gig sector grows 8 times in last 4 yrs: Report

Around 40% of the gig workers now come from the age group of 16 to 23, says a study by Taskmo, an on-demand staffing platform

Delhi govt's worker training scheme: A wait for compensation, better wages

Mission Kushal Karmi, launched by Delhi govt in July, aims to train 200,000 workers in one year

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 6.16% in June: Ministry

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 6.16 per cent in June from 6.97 per cent in May this year due to lower prices of certain food items and petrol. "Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 6.16 per cent compared to 6.97 per cent for the previous month (May 2022) and 5.57 per cent during the corresponding month (June 2021) a year before," a labour ministry statement said. It said the food inflation stood at 6.73 per cent in June against 7.92 per cent in the previous month and 5.61 per cent in June 2021. The all-India CPI-IW (consumer price index for industrial workers) for June 2022 increased by 0.2 points and stood at 129.2 points. CPI-IW was 129 points in May 2022. The maximum upward pressure in the current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.20 percentage points to the total change. Potato, onion, tomato, cabbage, apple, banana, coriander, chilli dry, fish fresh, poultry chicken, vada, idli dosa, cooked meal, cooking gas, kerosene oil, ...

Blue collar workers up demands as firms prep for festive season: Report

In 2022 an all-time high number of temporary jobs ranging from 5,00,000-5,50,000 is expected to be created during the festive season

Delhi construction workers' woes continue despite uptick in registration

Delhi construction workers welfare board has registered around 6,400% increase in registrations but many remain aloof

Recovery tracker: Higher workplace attendance, railway freight numbers

Vehicle registrations, aviation numbers are worse than before

Wait for labour codes continues, even as most states publish draft rules

12 states, UTs have so far not published draft rules on at least 1 labour code

Four workers die of electrocution in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district

Four contractual workers engaged in a power project died from electrocution on Friday in a village in Aurangabad district of central Maharashtra, police said.

Covid may have forced return of 51.6% urban men to villages: PLF survey

The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted during July 2020-June 2021 collected information on migration and temporary visitors to households

Slack launches in India, scouts for firms designing digital workplaces

A survey by Slack of over 2,000 Indian knowledge workers found 4 in 5 respondents desired flexibility, and would switch jobs if their employer didn't provide it

Resilient during pandemic, home-based women workers' recovery far from over

The national lockdown and series of movement restrictions meant that supply chains were hit and demand for their labour dried up, which led to job losses and erratic wages, experts and studies said

Govt pursuing return of Indian workers with Gulf nations: Jaishankar

As per the government's estimates, as many as 7,16,662 workers returned to India from the six Gulf countries under the Vande Bharat Mission

Safety of working class critical for 'Aatmnirbhar' India: Bhupender Yadav

Bhupender Yadav said that without ensuring safety, security and welfare of the working class, the fruition of the concept of Atma-Nirbhar Bharat cannot be imagined.

Vande Bharat Mission: Over 7 lakh workers back from Gulf nations, says govt

The government will continue to make this its priority in engagement with the Gulf nations, Jaishankar said

E-Shram doesn't offer clarity on social security benefits, say experts

Mandatory Aadhaar-based mobile linkage is proving a hurdle for registration of many workers

E-Shram should ensure workers' social security, easy registration: Experts

E-Shram, built at an estimated cost of Rs 704 crore, was launched by the Union government on August 26, 2021 to register 380 million unorganised sector workers

e-SHRAM portal: Female registration higher in all states, shows data

Only four states are lower than national avg

Centre acting against workers' interests; should not remain in power: Pawar

NCP chief on Sunday claimed that the Centre was making changes in law so that employees can be removed from service any time.

Two Indian workers allegedly held captive by employer in Saudi Arabia

Two Indian workers are being held captive by their employer in Yanbu city of Saudi Arabia despite an assurance by authorities that they will be allowed to return by April-end