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    Mar 25

    I spoke to some migrant workers and wrote a piece on what the means for India's 471-million workforce. They never felt more vulnerable than today and most of them have one question to ask, "will I be able to go home?". Thread follows: Link:

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    19 hours ago

    I've read a bunch of Dean Jones obits and, a few exceptions apart, none even mention the Amla incident. No one's asking you to condemn the man, but to not even mention it?

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    14 hours ago

    Must read: The labour codes approved by the Parliament earlier this week gives the States unbridled powers to make changes to labour laws without going through the legislative route. Getting the labour codes approved was a cakewalk for the government.

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    13 hours ago

    Codes give more power to states to be flexible on labour laws reports

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  5. 14 hours ago

    . on the proposed changes enabling governments to draw more power to alter labour laws through the executive route.

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  6. 14 hours ago

    States can now easily: *Ease retrenchment, lay-off and closure norms *Exempt new factories from all occupational safety health & working conditions norms for as long as they want (timelimit is 3 months rn) *Exempt all establishments from the industrial relations law

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  7. 14 hours ago

    The move will help industries in pushing authorities for exemption under various labour laws at a micro-level, along with demanding changes to bring greater flexibility in their operations related to retrenchment, safety standards, and collective bargaining.

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  8. 14 hours ago

    Must read: The labour codes approved by the Parliament earlier this week gives the States unbridled powers to make changes to labour laws without going through the legislative route. Getting the labour codes approved was a cakewalk for the government.

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  9. Retweeted
    Sep 24

    Jab Web editor ko SEO traffic bhi chahiye, pur dar bhi lag raha hai

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  10. Sep 23

    Count the number of times you see UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath's pic here:

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    Sep 23

    A govt panel has recommended that each farmer in India gets Rs 5000 per year in bank account as fertiliser subsidy. If the govt accepts this reco, the total annual govt --> farmer cash transfer will be Rs 11000 per year, including Rs 6k for income support (PMKISAN).

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    Sep 23

    BREAKING: Saudi Arabia has suspended travel to & from India due to rising number of cases Bottomline: National apathy to is going to cost India hard

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    Sep 22

    In today's edition: Police chargesheet claims women protesting against CAA at Shaheen Bagh and Jamia were paid "daily wages" by riot conspirators. Also claims they were used for "secular, gender and media cover"

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    Sep 21

    : Kapil Mishra was questioned by in connection with the ,he claimed that he had gone to the area to resolve the situation,he gave no speech,told about plan for dharna.

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    Sep 20

    Govt to overhaul contract labour system allow liberal hiring of workers via

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    Sep 20

    Very important thread here from

    Apart from farm bills, the Indian government has introduced labour law bills in Parliament 👇🏽
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  17. Sep 20

    In today: The government has proposed a sea change in India's contract labour system. Companies will be encouraged to hire contract workers in all areas of operations, even as more firms will come out of the ambit of the contract labour law.
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  18. Sep 20

    Apart from farm bills, the Indian government has introduced labour law bills in Parliament 👇🏽

    The government’s proposed labour law changes will facilitate easier dismissal of workers as companies employing up to 300 workers will not be required to frame standing orders for its workforce. A thread on the importance of standing orders:
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  19. Sep 20

    Experts said standing orders deter companies from dismissing workers arbitrarily, as it acts like a collective rights document and there are instances where the courts have reinstated workers who have moved court basis the standing order.

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  20. Sep 20

    Though the government has proposed appointment letters for all workers, it is only stated as a “duty” of employers and there is no penal provision for companies if they don’t follow this norm.

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  21. Sep 20

    Standing orders become ever more important in India where two-thirds of the workforce employed on regular salary do not have a written contract as it is not mandatory under any labour law.

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