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2019 edition of World Day Against Child Labour (WADCL)
The World Day Against Child Labour (WADCL) is observed every year on June 12 to focus attention on the global extent of child labour and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it. The day brings together governments, employers and workers organizations, civil society, as well as millions of people to highlight the plight of ..
Topics: Child labour • Human behavior • Humans • Labor • Labour in India • World Day Against Child Labour
Anoop Satpathy committee on “Determining Methodology for Fixation of National Minimum Wage” submitted its report recently
The expert committee under the Chairmanship Dr Anoop Satpathy has recently submitted its report on “Determining the Methodology for Fixation of the National Minimum Wage” to the Government of India (GoI). The report has recommended to fix the need based national minimum wage for India at INR 375 per day (or INR 9,750 per month) ..
Topics: Academic disciplines • Economy • Labor • Labor relations • minimum wage • National Minimum Wage Act • NMW • United Kingdom labour law
Union Cabinet approves amendment to Tade Unions Act of 1926
The Union Cabinet has recently approved amendment to the Trade Unions Act of 1926 to make provisions regarding Recognition of Trade Unions. The amendment provides for insertion of section 10A in the principal Act to power centre and state governments to recognize trade unions and federation of Trade Unions at Central as well as State ..
Topics: Business ethics • Civil union • Industrial relations • Labor • Labor relations • South African labour law • Trade union
India world’s most hardest working country
As per culture study survey by US-based multi-national workforce management firm Kronos Incorporated, India leads the way as the world’s hardest working country with 69% of full-time employees are happy with 5-day workweek. Indians stated that they would work five days a week even if they had the option to work fewer days for the ..
Topics: Employment • Full-time • Labor • Labor history • Labor relations • Labor rights • Overtime • Wages and salaries • Work • Working time • Workweek and weekend
The International Domestic Workers Day (IDWD)
The International Domestic Workers Day (IDWD) is celebrated every year across the world on June 16 to assert the rights of this vast but hidden workforce. On this day in 2011, IDWD was declared to commemorate the adoption of International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention C189. C189 set labour standards for domestic workers such as rest ..
Topics: Convention on Domestic Workers • Domestic work • Domestic worker • Humans • International labour law • International Labour Organization • Labor • Labour law • Law by country • Migrant domestic workers • Migrant workers • Myrtle Witbooi