Labour Gazette Vol. LXIII, No. 1, September 1983

Abstract

September 1983. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: ILO standards too high; State govt. move on compensation Act; Award for cement industry; Fourth pay panel announced; Patil proposes equity participation of workers; Restoration of sick units-Labour minister for workers’ involvement; More vocational training centres for workmen; Apprenticeship scheme to be extended; Child labour due to exigencies-Chavan; P.F. Office to be opened at Rourkela; Mines (Amendment) Bill passed by Lok Sabha; Panel for ‘Inspectors’ on women workers problems; Bill to amend Workmen’s Compensation Act; Beedi workers to be organised; Bonded labour definition being changed; Apprenticeship rules amended; Orissa rehabilitates 14,723 bonded labourers till June; Emigration Bill introduced; Retirement age; Minimum wages; Bombay legal aid committee meets; Pension for freedom fighter’s widows; Amravati corporation from 1st day; Employers and unions in Netherlands to tackle unemployment problems; Esic plans to spend more on medical care; Views sought on P.F. schemes; Sick units; ESI proposal; Gratuity Act; 300 bonded labourers freed in Thane; Comprehensive role for the textile-committee urged; Panel to probe delay in paying pensions; Working women in a vicious circle-ILO; 2,000 bonded labourers rehabilitated; Contribution to EPF of 13 categories linked. GIST OF IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASHTRA STATE. ALL INDIA AVERAGE CPI FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS. STATEMENT SHOWING CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS BY GROUPS FOR SEVEN CENTRES OF MAHARASHTRA. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra; Benefits under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.