Labour Gazette Vol. LI, No. 12, August 1972

Abstract

August 1972. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Giri for one union in one industry; More factories in West Bengal are reopening; Rise in self employment; Seven days working for Gujarat Textile Units; Bangladesh joins ILO; Minimum Wages Act for employment in laundry industry; ILO conference assesses impact of technology’s advance and plans Intl Labour standards for the future; Indian labour leaders visit Britain-study of industrial relations; Shri R.S. Kulkarni obtains a doctorate; Public utility services declared, June 1972; All India Average CPI number for industrial workers on base 1960=100 for June, 1972. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Challenges Facing the ILO, by R.K. Khadilkar; 25 years of labour welfare activities in Maharashtra State, by N.M. Tidke. NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Poona. CPI for working class for certain industrial centres in India; Index number for Bombay, Sholapur, Jalgaon and Aurangabad on base shifted to 1944=100. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra, Jun 1972; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra, Apr 1972; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra, Apr 1972; Absenteeism Statistics, May 1972 (Cotton textile); Night shift in cotton mills, Bombay, Jun 1972; Labour turnover in cotton mills, Bombay, May 1972; Workmen’s Compensation Act 1923, Maharashtra, Mar 1972; Trade Unions Act 1926, Maharashtra, Jun 1972; Employees State Insurance Scheme, Non-medical/medical, Jun 1972 and Apr 1972; Fatal Industrial Accidents and industrial diseases, Maharashtra, Jun 1972; Employment situation, Maharashtra, Jun 1972; Textile Employment’s (Decasualisation) Scheme, Jun 1972. LABOUR LITERATURE. CASES UNDER LABOUR LAWS. STATISTICS: Employment through employment exchange; Employment through Decasualisation Scheme; CPI for low paid employees in different Mofussil Centres in Andhra and Madras State, May and Jun 1972; Dearness allowance for Bombay, Sholapur, Jalgaon, Nagpur and Nanded, CPI for working class; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra, Apr 1972; Statement of agricultural wages (Urban, Rural Areas), May 1972.