Labour Gazette Vol. LVIII, No. 3, November 1978

Abstract

November 1978. MONTH IN BRIEF: CPI for working class, Maharashtra State; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra State. CURRENT NOTES: Financial assistance to educated unemployed ; Wages for farm labourers revised; Erring sugar mills to be taken over; Rs. 60,000 ceiling for executive salaries; Action on journalists’ wage board soon; Significant improvement in industrial production; Court backs unions on leaflet rights; Women show ‘New consciousness’ for unions. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Khadi and village industries for rural development, by AN Prabhu; Eye-opener on bonded labour. GIST OF IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. GOVT. APPEAL, ORDERS AND NOTIFICATION REG. GRANT OF PAID HOLIDAY ON 8TH NOVEMBER 1978. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASTHRA STATE: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Pune. Statement showing CPI for working class for seven centres in Maharashtra state. ALL INDIA AVERAGE CPI FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS ON BASE (1960=100). LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra; Benefits under Employees State Insurance Scheme. LABOUR LITERATURE: Articles of labour interest.