Introducing the bills, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar stressed that the objective of labour reforms is to have labour laws in line with the changing world of workplace and provide an effective and transparent system, balancing the needs of workers and industries

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed three key labour code reform bills even as protests by opposition parties on farm bills and suspension of eight MPs continued

The government's rejoinder on the first day of Parliament's monsoon session set off sharp anger and criticism from the opposition

Following the startling comment by the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked it stating that the Centre does not know how many migrant labourers died and how many jobs were lost during the lockdown

Of the 10.4 million salaried employees who withdrew their retirement savings in this period, at least 8.2 million were those who earn less than Rs 15,000 per month

The EPFO has decided to provide 8.15 per cent interest on EPF right away and the remaining 0.35 per cent rate would be credited into the subscribers' account by the end of this year, after proposed liquidation of ETFs

The EPF interest rate can be credited into the accounts of over six crore subscribers of the EPFO for a particular financial year only after the finance ministry's nod

The All-India CPI-IW (consumer price index for industrial workers) for July 2020 increased by 4 points to 336

The period of coverage which was earlier available from March 24 till June 30, 2020 has also been extended by a year to June 2021

The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for the month of May 2020 increased by 5 points and 6 points to stand at 1019 and 1025 points, respectively

Easier and simpler labour laws, and flexibility to manage employees, can work wonders for businesses

Earlier in March, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar had asked all state chief ministers to provide financial aid to over 3.5 crore construction workers from Rs 52,000-crore construction cess available with them amid Covid-19 outbreak

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) put forward the demands in a meeting with Union Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Getting the basics right holds the key. This would involve first acknowledging that a large population has lost incomes, savings and jobs and second, consumption drives the economic growth which had already been weakened even before the pandemic hit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the creation of the emergency relief fund where people can contribute and help in the government's fight against coronavirus

Coronavirus impact: The Ministry of Labour stated that it would utilise the cess fund of Rs 52,000 crore to provide relief to the construction workers through direct benefit transfer (DBT)

Coronavirus India latest updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the nationwide lockdown will be in effect from midnight to save every Indian. The 21-day lockdown period is to prevent the further spread of COVID-19

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The Labour Ministry's move to lower interest rate on employee provident fund (EPF) will affect the PF deposits of over 6 crore active subscribers

As per new Periodic Labour Force Survey being conducted by government, labour force participation is 36.9 per cent and rate of unemployment for 2017-18 is 6.1 per cent, says MoS for Labour Santosh Gangwar