Labour Gazette Vol. LVII, No. 4, December 1977

Abstract

December 1977. MONTH IN BRIEF: CPI for working class, Maharashtra State; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra State. CURRENT NOTES: ILO meet on collective bargaining; President assents BIR Amendment Bill; Legal sanction for job security favoured; State panel setup on Employment Guarantee scheme; Supreme Court ruling on maternity benefit; Married worker’s role in labour force declines; Minimum wage boost called critical for poor; Equal pay rule upheld for public employees; Apprenticeship and jobs; Minimum wages fixed for employees in the employment of legal professionals; Essential services. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Child labour in Rajasthan; Gist of important notifications under labour laws. LABOUR LEGISLATION: Bombay Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 1977; Bombay Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 1977. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASTHRA STATE: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Pune. Statement showing CPI for working class by groups for seven centres in Maharashtra state. All India CPI for industrial workers on base (1960=100). LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes. LABOUR LITERATURE: Articles of labour interest.