Labour Gazette Vol. LVI, No. 7, March 1977

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March 1977. MONTH IN BRIEF: CPI for working class, Maharashtra State; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra State. CURRENT NOTES: All-round development, Indira Gandhi, PM of India; Economy in Govt. Expenditure, Indira Gandhi; Industrial growth up, Indira Gandhi; New horizons for rural development, Indira Gandhi; Land reforms and ceiling laws, Indira Gandhi; Fixing minimum agricultural wages, Indira Gandhi; Ruling on retrenchment; Quartzite miners’ wages fixed; Forfeited PF amount for welfare of workers; Prerequisites for success of workers’ participation scheme; Role of govt. in collective bargaining in Sweden; ESIC in Maharashtra state cover 1.25 million workers; ILO plan for better working conditions; Raise in PF interest rate recommended; Wages should be linked to production; Allocable surplus made-A myth by employers. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Annual report of CPI for the working classes for Maharashtra State, 1976. NOTIFICATION UNDER LABOUR LAWS. ORDERS, CIRCULARS ISSUED BY COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR, BOMBAY. LABOUR LEGISLATION: Labour Providents Fund Laws (Amendment) Act, 1976 (Act No. 99 of 1976); Metal Corporation (Nationalisation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976 (Act No. 100 of 1976); Electricity (Supply) Amendment Act, 1976 (Act No. 115 of 1976). CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASTHRA STATE: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Poona. All India Average CPI for industrial workers on base (1960=100) for Jan 1977. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra (Nov 1976); Industrial disputes (Nov 1976). LABOUR LITERATURE: Articles of labour interest.