EPFO forms three committees to frame draft schemesThe Employees' Provident Fund Organisation of India has launched three committees to create draft schemes for pension, provident fund and i...
05 Jun, 2023, 08.19 PM IST
SC seeks response of Centre, Uber, Zomato on plea for social security benefits for unorganised sector workersJaisingh said a declaration is sought by the drivers or delivery workers that they are workmen under the schemes of the Unorganised Workers...
13 Dec, 2021, 02.50 PM IST
Good intentions on migrant welfareThese directives are welcome. However, what the court’s ruling shows is the futility of creating laws in the absence of the wherewithal to ...
29 Jun, 2021, 11.40 PM IST
Government to prepare national data on unorganised sectorThe government has taken several measures towards expansion of the organised sector, Santosh Kumar Gangwar said.
17 Jul, 2019, 04.54 PM IST
Lack of data hampers bid to expand social support to staff in 101 unorganised sectorsUnlike the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board, the Unorganised Workers Social Security Board is heavily depen...
26 Jun, 2018, 11.27 AM IST
Domestic workers registration: Supreme Court asks govt not to give funds to statesThe top court was annoyed after it was informed that several states have not complied with its direction of January 11 in which it had dire...
31 May, 2018, 08.30 PM IST
Number of landless agricultural labourers in India rises to 14.43 croreThe Minister informed that registration, identification and issuance of smart card/U-WIN card to unorganised workers has come under the pur...
11 May, 2016, 08.19 PM IST
U-Win card to be scaled down to avoid overlap with AadhaarThe U-Win card, launched on a pilot basis in Gujarat last year by Modi, was to eventually replace the smart card issued under the Rashtriya...
09 May, 2016, 02.24 AM IST
Labour Ministry to amend act to give employees choice of investing in NPS or EPFOFresh changes proposed include framing up of a voluntary scheme to provide social security for unorganised workers, covered by Unorganised ...
01 Apr, 2015, 05.09 AM IST
Labour ministry proposes amendment to unorganised workers' actOf the nearly 50 million employed in the formal sector, 28.8 million are temporary workers, who are often deprived of benefits.
03 Feb, 2015, 08.24 AM IST
Digital India: Government to issue smart cards to provide security to unorganised workers soonThe card, which will be called the Unorganised Workers’ Identification Number or UWIN card, will be issued by district collectors.
21 Jan, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
Proposal to reduce threshold limit for coverage under EPFReplying to another question, the Minister said that at present there is no proposal to provide any minimum wage pension to all workers of ...
15 Dec, 2014, 03.09 PM IST
No proposal for extending social security benefits to unorganised workers: Bandaru DattatreyaLabour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said there is no proposal to extend social security benefits to unorganised sector worker...
01 Dec, 2014, 04.47 PM IST
Social security benefits to unorganised sector workers: Mallikarjun KhargeGovernment today informed Rajya Sabha that it has initiated steps to provide social security benefits to workers in the unorganised sector.
19 Dec, 2012, 02.14 PM IST
- TUs of the nation unite today
Senior TU leaders said this was the first time in 25 years that there was such ‘unanimity’ of trade unions.
14 Sep, 2009, 03.00 AM IST
- Centre committed to provide social security to poor
The Centre was committed to provide social security to all workers in the country, says Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Oscar Fer...
06 Jan, 2008, 05.30 PM IST
- Unorganised sector bill by previous govt faces heat
The government is likely to scrap the bill for workers in the unorganised sector drafted by the previous NDA government, as it feels adequa...
20 Aug, 2005, 03.55 PM IST