Labour Gazette Vol. LVIII, No. 11, July 1979

Abstract

July 1979. MONTH IN BRIEF: CPI for working class, Maharashtra State; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra State. CURRENT NOTES: India presides ILC after 38 years-Varma asks ILO to focus attention on generating employment; Minimum wages in coal industry revised; Wage hike for workers in steel industry; Scheme of workers participation in management; Ban on forced labour still not fully observed; Lay-offs due to power curbs; Farm labour household debt increases. ARTICLES: ILO survey on household income and expenditure. LABOUR LEGISLATION: Sugar Undertakings (Taking over of Management) Amendment Act, 1979 (Act No. 18 of 1979). GIST OF IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. 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 the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.