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MGNREGA work demand drops in July 2020 as labourers get jobs in farms

Despite the drop, however, demand is almost 71% more than July 2019

Par panel may submit final report on Code on Social Security on Friday

The panel adopted its draft report in a meeting held on Wednesday, a member of the panel said on the condition of anonymity.

Covid-19 crisis: Construction workers to soon get migration certificates

This comes after the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in government database, which, along with other issues, was the reason many construction workers didn't get adequate welfare benefits.

Intermittent lockdowns in states disrupt FMCG firms' momentum, July output

FMCG players had started to re-establish their supply chains in May and gradually ramped up as markets reopened, which had created some momentum

Why remittance-dependent states must help recruiting agencies survive

India tops the list of nations that remit earnings - nearly $83 billion remitted in 2019 - according to the World Bank

Covid-19 scare: Deaths at work raise questions over compensation

Without laws specific to the pandemic, compensation is left to the discretion of companies

Another Covid-19 wave can result in loss of 340 million jobs: ILO

The number of working hours lost across the world in the first half of 2020 was significantly worse than previously estimated.

Govt, companies, workers should work together to spur growth: Trade Unions

Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) president Dr G Sanjeeva Reddy stressed on the need to consider workers as social partners

PM Modi launches 'Atma Nirbhar UP Rojgar Abhiyan', over 12.5 mn to benefit

The PM launched the scheme through video conferencing in the presence of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Without cash support, middle class will become the new poor, warns Rahul

He cited a Business Standard report about the plight of retrenched workers of a private company, who were staring at a long battle ahead.

Line and length: Indian capital is an orphan, and so is Indian labour

India is a textbook example of a contradiction of Hegelian proportions: a highly desirable liberal political world view that has led to highly undesirable and utterly illiberal economics

Unemployment rate falls to 5.8% in 2018-19 from over a four-decade high

The unemployment rate in 2017-18 had risen to 6.1%, compared to 2.2% in 2011-12, according to the results of the Periodic Labour Force Survey released by the National Statistical Office.

The indignity of labour laws

Suspending the entire labour law as some states have tried is not sustainable

UP provides cash support of Rs 1,000 each to more than 3.3 mn poor people

This includes 1.79 million construction labourers, 881,000 urban labourers and 659,000 destitute in the rural areas of the state

Shramik trains: Rlys appeal to people with comorbidities to avoid travel

At least nine passengers were reported dead on May 27 over a span of 48 hours on board the migrant trains, with the railways stating that all of them had health conditions.

Fourth tweak in social security Bill likely to cover more workers

The current social security laws in India exclude about 90 per cent of the workforce - mainly in the unorganised sector.

Sonia asks govt to give migrant workers Rs 7,500 monthly in lockdown

The Congress chief also accused the Narendra Modi government of not listening to the plight of the migrant workers

Labour pains: Thane's MSMEs operating at 10-15% capacity amid lockdown

The third of a five-part series looks at how lack of manpower and cash flow issues have put small units in dire straits despite govt announcing a Rs 3-trn package

Supply chain blocks, lack of labour push MSMEs in Chennai to the brink

The second of a five-part series focuses on how the lockdown has compounded the woes of already-struggling firms

Many manufacturing companies weighed labour cost cuts even before lockdown

Salary and wage bill for manufacturers was down around 1% YoY in Jan-Mar