Labour

The government has already extended health insurance benefits to all gig workers under the Ayushman Bharat programme

1 million gig workers registered on e-Shram portal so far: Govt official

The official said that the workers are now eligible to claim healthcare insurance under the PM-JAY, and they will also get access to social security schemes.

Labour Ministry asks states to safeguard workers from heatwave

The states have been recommended to reschedule working hours to avoid peak heat times, ensure access to adequate drinking water for workers, provide shaded rest areas and ventilation or cooling at worksites, and make arrangements for conducting regular health check-ups.

EPFO's net payroll additions rise to 16 lakh in February, led by young job seekers

Some experts fear the moderate rise in payroll additions reflects a loss of momentum in the formal job sector amid uncertainties, while others suggest waiting for more data before any conclusion.

Social net widens: India eyes higher ILO rank with 60% coverage by Sep

The country’s social protection coverage has doubled from 24.4 percent in 2021 to 48.8 percent in 2024, due to initiatives that have extended health insurance, pension, food security, and employment support to millions of individuals.

Samsung’s persistent labour trouble in TN points to DMK’s weak grip on its coalition partners

Since September last year, Samsung’s unit in the state has seen intermittent labour trouble. Evidence shows that the underlying issue is about political power play as CITU, affiliated to the CPM which is a constituent in the ruling DMK-led coalition, is now magnifying the issue by calling for a protest in other industrial parks. The developments undermine the state’s investment policy, but the ruling party appears paralysed

Davos 2025: Narrative of labour strikes, migration issues propaganda, Kerala is business-friendly, says industries minister P Rajeeve

Kerala Minister for Industries, Law, and Coir P Rajeeve said that states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Gujarat have reported a higher number of labour strikes compared to his state

Arrest of labourer in Saif Ali Khan attack case triggers debate on background checks; developers say full identity verification 'impossible'

Developers and construction industry insiders say that the task of verifying worker identity and background largely falls on labour contractors.

Labour Force Participation: The US is failing working women

The record labour force participation rate among prime-age females is a bit of a mirage

A wages shadow on consumption recovery

The real wages growth trend do not give confidence about a quick consumption recovery.

How the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh was instrumental in revolutionisig India's trade union landscape

Over seven decades, the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has transformed India's labour movement from a Marxist-driven struggle to a nationalist, integrative approach. Rejecting class conflict, BMS emphasises national unity and the co-ownership of industry

India needs 400 million more women in workforce to contribute $14 trillion to economy: Report

This would necessitate nearly doubling the current female labour force participation rate (LFPR) from 37 percent to 70 percent by fiscal year 2047.

India's service sector spare capacity in 11-14% range post-pandemic, similar to global norms: RBI bulletin

As per calculations by RBI researchers, India’s spare capacity had declined to a 10-quarter low of 11.3 percent in Q4FY24 compared with 11.7 percent in the previous quarter

Labour and skill ministries' spend to double from previous decade

A major boost is expected to go towards skill development, where spending over the next half a decade is expected to 5.2 times higher than what was spent between FY16 and FY24

India losing skilled labor to infrastructure projects in Middle East: L&T CFO

Shankar Raman added that increasing salaries of laborers is not a big issue for large infrastructure companies.

Hiring trend: India Inc favours experience over youth in post-pandemic shift, shows EPF data

Indian companies are opting to hire more experienced, older workers. The good news is that women are leading the charge with the percentage of experienced women in net additions rising 167 percent in FY24 at just about a million from 371,858 in FY19.

India added 2.5 times more jobs in FY24, highest since 1981-82: RBI data

The total additions to the workforce at 46.7 million were the highest since 1981-82, according to calculations, with the rate of growth at 6 percent also outpacing the previous three decades.

Karnataka labour minister urges Byju's to settle dues of former employees

The labour department has received complaints from nearly 200 employees amounting to around Rs 4.5 crore in dues.

Britain's Labour aims for closer EU ties without reopening Brexit wounds

Labour has presented these as comparitively simple gains it can make without reopening the Brexit agreement reached under Johnson.

Karnataka to make registration must for aggregators to hire gig workers, law in the works

The draft Karnataka Gig and Platform Workers' Bill provides a grievance redressal mechanism and also protects workers such as cab drivers and delivery persons from arbitrary termination. The bill is likely to be tabled during the assembly's monsoon session

Insurance helped 46,000 Indian women avoid deadly work during heat waves

For 40-year-old Lataben Arvindbhai Makwana, it was too unbearable to run her sewing machine inside her tin-roofed house, which has little ventilation and only a small ceiling fan. As a daily wage laborer, that meant she was not earning the money she needed to feed her kids and buy blood pressure medication for herself.

Demand for work under MGNREGA jumps 48.8% month-on-month in April

Employment indicators showed mixed trends. The number of net new subscribers under the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation increased year-on-year.

The case for export of Indian workers to Taiwan and Israel

As India’s workforce increases and the working age population of the developed world comes down, export of Indian labour will be a win-win situation for both India and the host nations

India’s war on informal labour is bad for workers

The compliance burden of GST has put smaller firms, which are larger job creators, at a disadvantage. The productivity gains from the GST’s original promise of unifying the country into a single market have gone almost entirely to large businesses and digital startups — and therefore, to a small fraction of the workforce

India top destination for China Plus, but conditions apply

The armies of youth joining the queue of hopefuls should be skilled and upskilled to meet the labour demand. And, the policy and regulatory architecture has to remain consistent to enable long-term investment