Labour Gazette Vol. LXI, No. 12, August 1982

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August 1982. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Khadi Commission to employ 5 lakhs more by 1984-85; Quantum of gratuity for govt. employees raised; ESIC standing committee meeting-Special cells for recovering arrears of ESI contribution; Labour housing-Needless hurdles for PF advance for house construction; Priority for rural job plan suggested; National tripartite panel for textile workers government’s announcement welcomed-Time bound relief measures for textile workers; Hoshing’s statement; it is to tappot entail.-Self-employment skills to be provided; Board consensus reached regarding amendment of labour laws; 8.75 percent PF interest recommended; A new bill soon to protect labour going abroad; EPF scheme for all building workers; To benefit unemployed youths and sick units; MRTP amendment bill passed; Labour machinery streamlined; State to consider pension to artists. ARTICLES REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Deployment of manpower in developing countries a dilemma, by Jale Toki. GIST OF IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASHTRA STATE: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Pune. STATEMENT SHOWING CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS BY GROUPS FOR SEVEN CENTRES OF MAHARASHTRA. ALL INDIA AVERAGE CPI FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra; Benefits under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.