LG Vinai Saxena approves major wage rationalisation reforms for daily wagers in LadakhLadakh's Lieutenant Governor has approved a significant wage increase for daily, part-time, seasonal, and need-based workers. Skilled worke...
17 May, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Soaring inflation and plummeting economy test Iran's ability to withstand war and US blockadeIran faces severe economic hardship due to war and US sanctions. Prices for essentials like food and medicine have surged. Job losses and b...
13 May, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Suicide trends in India: 31% cases among daily wage workers, this state reports highest numbers, shows NCRB 2024 dataDaily wage earners now represent the largest group of suicide victims in India, accounting for 31% of all deaths in 2024, a decade-high. Th...
11 May, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
Punjab hikes minimum wages by 15%, first revision since 2013Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced a significant 15% increase in daily wages for workers. This move, the first since 2013, a...
01 May, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
Commercial LPG: Kharge, Siddaramaiah call price rise a shocker to people on Labour DayCongress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Siddaramaiah have strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They highlighted a substantial ...
01 May, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Rahul backs Rs 20K wage demand; Left flags low wagesIndian National Congress and Left parties have backed a workers’ protest in Noida demanding higher minimum wages and better conditions, cit...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Workforce living under immense pressure due to govt's failed policies: Congress on Noida protestCongress leader Rahul Gandhi said what unfolded on the streets was the "final cry" of this nation's workers and said the burden of US tarif...
14 Apr, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh government hikes interim minimum wages by up to 21% from April 1, 2026 after Noida worker protests; check list for all districtsThe Uttar Pradesh government has announced an interim pay hike for unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled workers, effective April 1, 2026. W...
14 Apr, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
Haryana revises minimum wages from April 1, 2026: Unskilled workers to get at least Rs 15,221 per monthHaryana has revised minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled workers, effective April 1, 2026. The new rates,...
13 Apr, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
Haryana hikes wages after unrest; auto sector faces cost pressureHaryana has increased minimum wages by 35 percent for unskilled workers. This decision follows factory protests and work boycotts by labour...
10 Apr, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
Daily wages of tea garden workers may be hiked from Mar 1: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Biswa Sarma joined daily wages of tea garden workers in the state if the ongoing negotiations with stakeholders become...
19 Feb, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Wages of tea workers in Assam increased by 27 per dayTea wages was a hotly debated issue in assembly polls last year. Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma in a series of tweet stated, “Ha...
10 Aug, 2022, 08.42 PM IST
Assam rolls back daily wage hike for tea plantation workersThe minimum wage before the Rs 50 interim hike was Rs 167 a day. On Friday, BJP MP Pallab Lochan Das told the media that the workers would ...
29 May, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
In poll-bound Kerala, wages remained unchanged at 291; changes to be effective from Apr 1In election-bound Kerala, which already has among the highest wage rates, MNREGA wages remained unchanged at Rs 291. The wage rates, which ...
16 Mar, 2021, 11.52 PM IST
Guwahati high court provides liberty to tea estates to pay workmen interim enhancement of their wagesGuwahati High Court has provided the liberty to tea estates to pay to the workmen any interim enhancement of their wages as they deem prope...
16 Mar, 2021, 11.33 PM IST
Assam Tea Tribes' Students' Association announced complete shutdown of all tea gardens on March 22ATTSA president Dhiraj Gowala said that government has failed to address problems of tea workers. "The government has given 'lollipop' to t...
11 Mar, 2021, 09.28 PM IST
- GJM demands pay hike of tea garden labourers
orkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung has demanded that the daily wage of tea garden labourers in the Darjeeling Hills be raised.
03 May, 2013, 07.01 PM IST