minimum wage

Kolkata, March 22 The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s promise to raise the minimum daily wage of tea garden workers to Rs 300 has drawn a cautious response from industry stakeholders, who said that any wage revision must take into account the fragile financial condition of the sector and...

Kolkata, March 20 The TMC pledged on Friday to raise the minimum daily wage of tea garden workers from ₹250 to ₹300, promising financial uplift for one of the state's largest organized labor segments.In its manifesto for the West Bengal elections, the party said it was committed to extending...

Guwahati, March 10 The Assam government has announced an increase in the daily wage of tea garden workers by Rs 30 from next month, according to an official notification.The increase will apply to workers in both large and small tea gardens across the state, which is the country's largest...

Bengaluru, March 6 The Karnataka Police has issued an order to replace the long-standing practice of assigning police personnel as orderlies to senior officers for domestic work, officials said on Friday.The order, issued on February 19 by Director General and Inspector General of Police M A...

New Delhi, March 4. Domestic workers in Sindh, Pakistan, are among the most sought-after yet exploited people in the region. The constant violation of labor laws has led to a deeply ingrained culture of child labor, inhumane working hours, meager pay that often falls below the minimum wage, and...

Chandigarh, March 2 Terming the Yamuna as the lifeline of Haryana's economy, a new mission to eliminate water pollution along the 313-kilometer stretch of the river in Haryana will be launched, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Monday.This mission will ensure the scientific treatment of...

Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma stated on Monday that Meghalaya has emerged as the second fastest-growing economy in the country, with a real GDP growth rate of 9.66 percent, as highlighted in the Governor's Address.Responding to the general discussion during the ongoing budget session, Sangma...

Chikkaballapura (Karnataka), February 23 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the BJP-led Centre on Monday of dismantling the MGNREGA and vowed to continue the agitation until it is restored.Addressing the 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangraam' rally here, he said that the Congress would fight...

Shillong, February 23 Meghalaya has generated an estimated 3.66 lakh jobs between 2019 and 2025, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma told the Assembly on Monday.Responding to the debate on the Governor's Address, Sangma said that agriculture accounted for the largest share, with 1.90 lakh jobs...

Shimla, February 16 Hundreds of ambulance workers associated with the 108 and 102 Ambulance Workers' Union held a massive protest outside the National Health Mission office in Shimla on Monday, raising several demands, including the payment of minimum wages.The union is affiliated with the...

New Delhi, February 13 TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Friday urged the government to introduce a legally binding minimum wage for workers across all sectors.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the House, the TMC MP said that one in three young people are unemployed, and there is no...

Shimla, February 12 In response to a call from a joint platform of central trade unions and national federations, protests and rallies were held at various district and block headquarters across Himachal Pradesh under the banner of CITU against the four labor codes on Thursday.CITU State...

The Lok Sabha passed the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 today. The bill seeks to amend the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. The amendment aims to avoid any future complications regarding the continuity of three laws: the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment...