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Aadhaar-style payment unveiled in Ramgarh
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Having successfully experimented with the remittance of MGNREGA wages to labourers through Aadhaar payment bridge (APB) from Hazaribag
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Lucknow University's employees to go on strike
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It all started when Rai went to VC's office to give a representation on the long pending demands of the employees union.
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Citu warns govt against ban on unions
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Criticising labour minister Purnendu Bose's move to amend the West Bengal Services Rules and stop government employees from forming unions, the CPI-M's labour wing, Citu, today warned the government of dire consequences if the ban comes into effect.
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Govt eye on activities of union leaders
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Upping the ante against trade union activity among the West Bengal government's employees, the state labour minister, Mr Purnendu Bose, today fired another salvo, saying that the activities of the union leaders will be monitored during office hours to check whether
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Unions protest Mamata's move to ban strikes
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State government employees affiliated to various unions shouted slogans against the Bengal administration's move to curb trade union rights
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SBSTC staff’s December salaries released
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The state government today disbursed December's salaries for the employees of South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC).
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Nurses go on strike again over pay
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Following the series of strikes across the country for better wages, the nurses of Lakeshore Hospital went on a token strike on Monday.
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Delay in releasing salary grants: 7,500 teachers hit
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There seems to be no immediate end to the impasse created by teachers of unaided schools, who are on agitation mode seeking release of funds under the grant-in-aid scheme.
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Workers shy away from guaranteed jobs
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Even as the lack of work for the poor continues to be a big concern, there are no takers for work on the outskirts of the city.
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Tank safety under scanner at sugarcane processing unit
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"We can't rule out a repeat of such mishap if the factory authorities fail to take immediate safety measures for the 40-year-old tanks," said Lalit Mohan Das, vice-president of Sugar Industries Labour Union.
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Child labour: Centre pulls up state govt
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In a sharply-worded letter to Gujarat chief secretary A K Joti, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the Centre's child rights watchdog
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Malegaon teachers on dharna over dues
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School teachers and pensioners from Malegaon Municipal Corporation schools are on a three-day dharna demanding payment of salary dues and outstanding pension.
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70% fall in child labour since 2004 in Salem
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There has been a decline in child labour and child marriages in Salem district, according to P Balamurugan, Unicef's child protection consultant.
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Pay wages on a par with states: SC to Centre
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Possible additional outgo of Rs 1,000 crore annually played heavy in the Centre's mind to make it fight in Supreme Court on Monday against a Karnataka High Court ruling directing payments be made as per the higher state rate to workers
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Labour law breach highest in Kerala: Minister
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Labour affairs minister Shibu Baby John said the phenomenon of the private sector violating labour laws was more rampant in Kerala than other states in the country.
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IMC proposes new plan to increase workforce
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The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) has approved a new plan for its office set-up and establishment with about 570 new posts and filling up the vacant posts.
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Child labourers freed
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Six children were rescued on Friday from a construction site at Soochna Bhavan, housing the office of the information and broadcasting ministry, where they were employed by a contractor for construction work.
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Workers fail to avail assured benefits
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Accidental deaths and injuries while working in areas such as masonry, carpentry, electricity, brick-making, stone-quarrying, etc., is nothing uncommon in the State.
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Govt mulls monthly allowance for closed tea garden workers
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After the death of six tea workers allegedly due to starvation, the state labour department has decided to provide financial assistance to all 484 permanent tea workers of the closed Dheklapara Tea Estate on a monthly basis.
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Over 250 northeast youths get capacity building training
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Over 200 educated and poor youths of northeast India have been trained in the last two years under a central government scheme to create jobs in various construction trades.
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Committee to monitor condition of tea workers
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Denying the recent starvation deaths at the closed tea estate, the state government has formed a committee for round-the-clock monitoring of the condition of workers of closed tea gardens.
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Orissa to provide vocational training to Maoist-affected tribal youth
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State authorities in Orissa’s Gajapati District, in association with private companies, have undertaken a vocational training programme in Maoist-inflicted districts to provide employment to tribal youth to bring them into the mainstream.
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9 tea workers die of hunger
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Nine workers of the closed Dheklapara Tea Garden have died of starvation during the past month, said RSP MLA Nirmal Das today.
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PF rate may be fixed at 8.6%
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The labour ministry has suggested that 4.7 crore subscribers of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) be paid 8.6% interest rate on their statutory savings, compared to 9.5% last year.
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Air India crew continues strike, flights from Delhi hit
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Air India flight attendants continued their protest on Tuesday, with as many as 231 who were rostered for flights refusing to go for duty.
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