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Heatwave effect: Labour Ministry issues advisory to states, UTs to take measures for workers
April 22, 2025 8:47 pm
The Ministry has asked states/UTs and its other departments to conduct awareness sessions and training on recognising, preventing heat stress, and include heatwave-specific content in worker training modules.
Pensioners can withdraw EPFO pension from any bank branch: Ministry of Labour
January 06, 2025 8:03 am
Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said this initiative empowers pensioners to access their pension seamlessly from any bank, any branch, anywhere in the country.
Top 10 Indian states with the highest and lowest unemployment rate
April 07, 2025 8:42 am
List of states and union territories of India by highest and lowest unemployment rate: Kerala has the highest youth employment rate, standing at 29.9%, while Madhya Pradesh has the lowest unemployment rate of 2.6%, among states in India.
EPFO’s new survey seeks details on women workers to boost their share in workforce
January 31, 2024 1:44 pm
Globally, the South Asia region had a female labour force participation rate of 26 per cent in 2022, with India’s neighbouring countries registering female LFPR of 33 per cent in Sri Lanka, 25 per cent in Pakistan, 29 per cent in Nepal, 38 per cent in Bangladesh and 61 per cent in China, as per World Bank.
Panel asks labour ministry to implement welfare schemes for gig workers
July 24, 2023 6:58 pm
In March this year, the Standing Committee said that appropriate welfare schemes for unorganised sector workers and gig and platform workers need to be put in place by the government.
Labour meet: Codes, worker data to be taken up
August 24, 2022 1:56 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day conference at Tirupati on Thursday.
States, Centre to meet on labour: Modalities of four codes key agenda
August 01, 2022 8:33 am
Implementing the labour codes not later than 2023 is the aim at the highest levels of government. However, publishing of some or all of the draft rules by the states and finalising modalities is a major challenge.
Non-compete clause: Labour Ministry calls Infosys, union for joint discussion
April 28, 2022 12:30 am
Among the rival companies named in the employment contract are TCS, Accenture, IBM, Cognizant and Wipro for Infosys’ software services wing.
Scheme portability: Labour Ministry looks to widen pension ambit
March 10, 2022 12:06 am
Plan is for organised workers who move into unorganised sector
Nod to at least one global chipmaker by March 31; 2024 target for first fabrication unit
February 13, 2022 11:48 pm
Meity in talks with Labour Ministry for on-site staff housing plan
LABOUR MINISTRY VIDEOS
There has been a significant dip in the population of India’s working women: News in Numbers
June 22, 2020 6:18 pm
There is a dip in the population of working women across India. But the northeastern states have a prominent presence. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i
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