The National Food Security Act 2013 guarantees maternity benefit to the tune of Rs. 6,000/- per child by the Central Government for pregnant women and lactating mothers, barring those who are already availing such benefits while being in regular employment with the Central Government or State Governments or Public Sector Undertakings or under other laws. The NFSA 2013 also legally guarantees free meals for every pregnant woman and lactating mother...
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Technology enabled digital labour platforms are not adhering to labour norms, points out new ILO report
Although services provided by the gig and platform workers touch the lives of each one of us, we have little knowledge about the role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work. Such digital labour platforms have created unprecedented opportunities for workers, businesses and society. However, they also pose serious threats to decent work and fair competition. A recent report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) shows that the...
More »The pillars of an equitable post-COVID India -S Mahendra Dev
-The Hindu In the post-pandemic world, addressing inequality is key to sustaining growth and well-being COVID-19 in the last one year has once again reminded us of the growing inequalities in India. A recent Pew Research Report shows that India’s middle class may have shrunk by a third due to the novel coronavirus pandemic while the number of poor people earning less than ₹150 per day more than doubled. The Pew report...
More »Activists disappointed with MGNREGA wage revision -Sumit Bhattacharjee
-The Hindu ‘Not paying minimum wages amounts to forced labour’ VISAKHAPATNAM: The Human Rights Forum (HRF) and Samalochana Association expressed their disappointment over the quantum of increase in the Wage rate of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. “The increase in wages by a meagre ₹8, from the existing ₹237 to ₹245 a day, is measly and amounts to mere eyewash. We are concerned about...
More »Increase in notified MGNREGA wages for 2021-22 is negligible in comparison to the pandemic year, state Right to Work activists
-Press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated 18th March, 2021 The notified MGNREGA wages for various states/ UTs in 2021-22, released by the Centre on 15th March, 2021, has faced criticism from civil society activists. According to the press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated 18 March, 2021, the increase in MGNREGA Wage rates for 2021-22 is extremely meagre. There is no increase in Kerala’s MGNREGA Wage rate in comparison to...
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