Contract Workers

Honda's Manesar plant employees observe tool-down strike to protest sacking of 400 contract workers

HMSI Employee Union leaders alleged that the company has reduced the production of the facility by 50 percent and is in the process of retrenching more contractual workers.

Demonetisation impact: 250 casual workers lost job every day during January-March; why govt needs to create more jobs

As per CMIE, in 12 months up to August 2017, 19 lakh jobs were wiped out

Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi over unemployment in Gujarat, non-implementation of 7th Pay Commission

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi Narendra Modi for keeping the youth of Gujarat unemployed and not implementing the 7th Pay Commission

Bharat Bandh isn't helping India: PM Modi needs a plan to deal with striking unions

Bharat Bandh, the pan-India strike observed by trade unions on Friday, epitomises the lack of preparedness of the Narendra Modi-government in dealing with the workers' body, especially in the context of the issues pertaining to unskilled labour in India.

Govt hikes minimum wage for contract workers to Rs 10,000

On 17 April, Dattatreya had said the government would bring out an executive order to ensure that contract workers get a minimum wage of Rs 10,000 per month.

Slowdown is here to stay: After Maruti, M&M lays off temporary staff

Post-Manesar, Maruti wants to be best shopfloor paymaster

After the violence in Manesar, Maruti seems to be rethinking its compensation policies for workers. But it continues to take a tough line on those who perpetrated the violence

For one man, Kejriwal's actions could save his marriage

Many who had come in hope of finding a solution to their problems had to leave disappointed. One man who wanted to meet Kejriwal in particular was Mukesh Yadav.

Delhi govt plans schemes for labourers, contract workers

Minister Girish Soni plans to utilise the money under a new scheme to ensure social security for unorganised sector workers along with regulating their wages and working hours.