-Press release by Working Peoples Charter (WPC) Network dated 23rd March, 2021 A statement on the condition of India’s migrant workforce one year after the COVID-19 lockdowns 24 March marks the anniversary of India’s harsh nationwide COVID-19 lockdown when we witnessed an unparalleled impact on the country’s poor, particularly internal migrants who comprise a 140 million-strong workforce. In 2020, India saw the largest urban-rural exodus in its history, with millions of workers...
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Govt considering electoral roll-Aadhaar card link to curb duplication, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
-The Indian Express The minister said that the proposal would require amendments to existing laws and is “under the consideration of the government.” The government is considering a proposal to link electoral roll with Aadhaar with a view to “curb the menace of multiple enrolment of the same person at different places”, Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad informed Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday. “Electoral roll database system...
More »New wage code bars bonus for those facing sex abuse charges -Vikas Dhoot
-The Hindu As per the extant law, bonus dues are barred only in case of employees dismissed for fraud, violent conduct and Theft or sabotage. Those indulging in sexual harassment of any form could run the risk of losing out on bonus dues from their employers, thanks to a provision in the Code on Wages that the government is currently framing rules for. Among other things, the Code on Wages lays down norms...
More »Indian migrant workers in Gulf countries are returning home without months of salary owed to them -Rejimon Kuttappan
-The Hindu Wage Theft — non-payment for overtime, denying workers their last pay check after he or she leaves a job, not paying for all of the hours worked, not paying minimum wages — is a trend that often goes unreported Haneesh Kumar P.B., an Indian migrant supervisor in an automobile company in Oman, was told to resign on April 30, along with some 400 colleagues. In all, the company asked around...
More »Theft most common crime in Delhi, shows NCRB data -Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa
-Hindustan Times According to NCRB data, of the 249,000 criminal cases filed by the state police in 2018, nearly 80% were related to Theft; one-third of all Thefts in India were in Delhi. Theft is the most common crime committed in Delhi – of the 249,000 criminal cases filed by the state police in 2018, nearly 80% were related to Theft — according to data given in the latest Crime in India...
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