Labour Gazette Vol. LXIII, No. 12, August 1984

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August 1984. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Labour ministry for agreed verification formula; Labour secretary, new I.L.O. chief; Amended Workmen’s Compensation Act in force from July 1; Abolition of contract labour system Act recommended; Amended Gratuity Act come into force; Wage hike for bank staff; Labour Ministry on ILO standards; Compensation, ESI Acts to be amended; Over 1 lakh textile workers rendered jobless; Weaknesses of government’s productivity bonus scheme; News-in-brief (from press reports); Recession brings changes to collective bargaining; India elected as chairman of ILO governing body; Tenure of Shri S.G. Borde extended; Beware of imposters posing as labour inspectors. ARTICLES REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Seventeenth session of the International Labour Conference (Geneva, June 6 to 27, 1984); Participative management in public sector. GIST OF IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASHTRA STATE: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Pune. ALL INDIA AVERAGE CPI FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS. STATEMENT SHOWING CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS BY GROUPS FOR SEVEN CENTRES OF MAHARASHTRA. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra; Benefits under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.