Labour Gazette Vol. LXIV, No. 10, June 1985

Abstract

June 1985. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Sc orders minimum wage of Rs. 71 for quarry workers; Assam govt. for amending welfare and gratuity laws; Supreme Court indicts ONGC, asks to pay back wages; Bill on bonus introduced in the Rajya Sabha; ILO asked to ensure implementation of its principles on MNC’s; Special Courts and tribunals urged; ILO for more holidays in Third World; DA linked to local CPI; Labour legislation passed pending and proposed; Beedi workers gratuity applicability; RMMS to seek state’s intervention to break deadblock; Productive dialogue needed to tackle challenges to world of work; New safety rules for factories; Major expansion of UK youth training scheme and community programme. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Need for a coherent safety policy; National wage policy. 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.