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Prudhviraj Rupavath
Accenture May Layoff 10,000 Employees Even as Unions Campaign Against Illegal Labour Practices in IT Sector
28 Aug 2020
Unions estimate that more than 25,000 IT & ITES employees have lost their employment in the country during this pandemic period.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Visakhapatnam: 29 People Killed in Industrial Accidents in Past 3 Months
03 Aug 2020
According to central trade unions, there have been 56 industrial accidents in Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City in Vishakapatnam’s Parawada mandal in the last ten years in which 37 workers were killed.
PTI
Code on Wages May be Implemented by September, Draft Rules Circulated
09 Jul 2020
The Labour Ministry has already put the draft rules issued on July 7 in the official gazette. The code subsumes 4 labour laws and is being opposed by trade unions.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Andhra: Movement for Regularisation of Municipal, Gram Panchayat Contract and Outsourced Workers Intensifies
23 Jun 2020
The Telugu state is witnessing massive campaign for upcoming workers’ strike on July 3.
Newsclick Report
Trade Unions Protest Against Karnataka Govt, Say No to Easing of Labour Laws
11 May 2020
The Joint Action Committee of Trade Unions (JCTU) noted that working class rights of eight-hour days and right to stable employment were hard-won rights.
Saurabh Sharma
‘Suspension of Labour Laws Undemocratic, Unconstitutional...Will Create More Unemployment’
09 May 2020
Trade unions based in UP say move will only benefit corporates, small businesses also sceptical.
Ronak Chhabra
UP, MP to Dilute Labour Laws for Next 3 Years to Woo Industries
07 May 2020
Trade unions and workers’ organisations have earlier alleged that the governments are taking “taking advantage of the lockdown, to surreptitiously go ahead with its anti-worker agenda.”
SCCL Unions Declare Indefinite Strike From April 15 Against Salary Cuts and Layoffs
03 Apr 2020
According to the unions, nearly 20,000 mine workers will be affected due to the sudden layoffs at the Singareni Collieries Company Limited.
Ronak Chhabra
To Stay or Not to Stay Home: Workers in Dilemma, Majority Ineligible for Paid Leave
17 Mar 2020
As Covid-19 cases mount, experts believe the current labour arrangement in the country—where majority are still forced to work even if they fall sick—is “ill-equipped” to handle such social medical…
POSCO’s Joint Venture Proposal with Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Maybe a Conspiracy to Privatise
18 Jan 2020
POSCO had reportedly submitted an investment proposal to Steel Secretary Binoy Kumar in July last year.