-The Hindu Two years after vociferously arguing for an expansion of the provisions of the National Food Security Act, the BJP in government is bleeding it with a thousand cuts, both fiscal and otherwise When Parliament passed the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in 2013, it had already become one of the most debated pieces of legislation in decades. Those for and against it had fought it out across yards of space...
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Govt's labour reforms remove shield for workers: ILO -Somesh Jha
-Business Standard The ILO has invited various central TRADE UNIONs to come to its office on Thursday to make a position paper incorporating their views The International Labour Organization (ILO) has flayed some of the recent labour reforms proposed by the Narendra Modi government, saying these would take away a chunk of workers from the protection of basic laws. As the TRADE UNIONs' confrontation with the government is set to escalate, the ILO...
More »Unions cry foul at govt's flexible hiring idea -Somesh Jha
-Business Standard Unaware of govt's proposals, unions tell labour minister Reacting to the Union government’s move to give industries flexibility in hiring contract workers, TRADE UNIONs on Tuesday charged the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government with violating consultation norms. “This is gross violation of the basic norm of tripartism and the Citu (Centre of Indian TRADE UNIONs) hereby lodges its protest against such violation,” Tapan Sen, general secretary of Citu, said in a...
More »Rules for hiring contract workers may be eased -Somesh Jha
-The Business Standard Industry cheers, unions label the move veiled entry of a 'hire & fire' regime The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre has proposed to give industries some flexibility in hiring contract workers for project-based jobs or short-term assignments, a move cheered by industry but slammed by TRADE UNIONs as an entry of 'hire and fire' through the back door. The proposal, originally mooted by the previous NDA government...
More »Weaving trouble -Kundan Pandey
-Down to Earth Kashmir's handmade pashmina shawls have long been threatened by power looms outside the state. The problem has now spread within KASHMIR'S FABLED handcrafted pashmina shawls could soon be a thing of the past. The proliferation of machine-made pashmina products has become a big threat to the livelihood of the state’s artisans who have been spinning and weaving pashmina for ages. According to the Jammu and Kashmir handicraft department, the...
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