Women spend 7.2 hours on unpaid domestic work compared to 2.8 hours spent by men: IIMA prof's researchEven wage-earning women spend twice the amount of time on unpaid domestic work in comparison to wage-earning men in fulfilling basic needs ...
12 Feb, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh joins Congress to oppose new labour lawThe bill has the potential to snowball into another land bill-like controversy after BMS alleged that the Industrial Disputes Code Bill was...
09 May, 2015, 02.33 AM IST
Long pending dispute over tea wage may get resolved on FridayPrevailing stalemate in wage negotiation for tea workers in West Bengal may find a direction towards resolution in the vital tri partite me...
19 Feb, 2015, 06.00 PM IST
Workers movement may put high value ‘first flush’ tea under crisisRigidity of both employers and employees on own standpoint make situation highly detrimental to industry at busiest period of tea plantatio...
28 Jan, 2015, 06.07 PM IST
Expect 21-22% volume growth this year: AK Gupta, CONCOR'With the Indian economy expected to do well, we are optimistic that our physical growth will surplus the last year’s growth of 10%-11%.'
05 Jun, 2014, 03.17 PM IST
Left Trade Unions firm against outsourcing in collieries: Brinda KaratReferring to cave in a BCCL mine near Dhanbad which has claimed three lives, she said outsourcing in the mining areas had become dangerous.
12 Nov, 2013, 04.53 PM IST
Statistics Ministry to conduct country-wide Time Use SurveyGovernment is considering conducting country-wide Time Use Survey (TUS) to assess the activities of people during a day, Parliament was inf...
13 Aug, 2013, 05.46 PM IST
- Central trade unions strike likely to bring India to a standstill
Whether it is the Delhi Jal Board or the cities' auto-rickshaw unions or petrol pumps or flights – all are likely to be hit by the strike t...
28 Feb, 2012, 07.14 AM IST
- TUs oppose tax on PF withdrawals
Central trade unions on Thursday joined hands to mount pressure on the government to shelve the new Direct Taxes Code, which proposes to ta...
15 Jan, 2010, 03.47 AM IST
- No end in sight to jute strike
The indefinite jute strike, spearheaded by 20 central trade unions (TUs), is 25 days old, but there is still no sign of an amicable settlem...
08 Jan, 2010, 05.50 AM 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
- Congress trade union joins anti-disinvestment chorus
The Congress’ own trade union, the INTUC, has joined forces with other central trade unions to launch an agitation against the UPA governme...
21 Jul, 2009, 04.59 AM IST
- Cricket: India 288 for nine at stumps on day 212 Apr, 2008, 06.17 PM IST
- TUs caution Govt on WTO talks
Major Indian trade unions on Friday cautioned the UPA government "not to fall into the trap of developed countries" on the issue of industr...
30 Jun, 2006, 09.10 PM IST
- TUs raise doubts on Workers’ Bill
The new draft of the Unorganised Sector Workers’ Bill prepared by the Arjun Sengupta Commission has timing on its side, coming as it does s...
22 May, 2006, 02.49 AM IST
- Labour dept to meet on December 14 over EPFO
In view of allegations by trade unions that the EPFO is “fraught with corruption”, the labour ministry has convened a Parliamentary Consult...
20 Nov, 2004, 12.19 AM IST
- BMS softens stand on labour reforms
The day after Prime Minister A B Vajpayee pitched hard for labour reforms, there seems to be a softening among trade unions. The Bharatiya ...
12 Jul, 2002, 01.48 AM IST