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.
The government will continue to make this its priority in engagement with the Gulf nations, Jaishankar said
Mandatory Aadhaar-based mobile linkage is proving a hurdle for registration of many workers
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
Only four states are lower than national avg
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 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
The referral wage is meant to protect migrant workers from employers abroad, but changing the terms could end up hurting them.
Several civil society workers said the push seen last year in expanding the scheme has largely been missing this year.
Lawsuit alleges employer forced them to work on temple for more than 87 hours a week for $450 a month.
The April work demand was much higher than the same month last year when the figure was 13.4 million
Working hours cannot go beyond 48. Those who give a four-day week will have to provide three consecutive holidays after that
RSS-aligned Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) expressed disappointment over government's budget proposals with regard to disinvestment and foreign direct investment especially in the insurance sector.
The count of the unemployed mounted to 38.7 million in December 2020 compared to 27.4 million in November, registering a massive increase of 11.3 million
According to a Nasscom report, it will emerge a pioneer in this new workforce model over the next 2-5 years
The minister also gave a break up of the workers who returned from various countries with the maximum of them returning from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations
In their letter to the President, the Opposition leaders raised the issue of labour laws being nullified and hard-won democratic rights of a vast majority of Indian people people being compromised
No female workers should be allowed or required to work in a factory between 7 pm and 6 am, unless specifically permitted by the government in this regard, the state govt order said
This is the first time in about five decades that workers have not been able to exhibit a show of unanimity
Four states are allowing a 72-hour work-week due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a move that comes with serious implications for India's factory workforce.