Labour Gazette Vol. LXV, No. 11, July 1986

Abstract

July 1986. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: ESI Act covers casual workers S.C.; Days lost through strikes in U.K. lowest for over 20 years; Law against child labour ineffective – MIDS; Arms Cuts can create 180m job – ILO; Cine workers brought under PF scheme; Industrial Disputes Act amended by West Bengal; Casual workers are beneficiaries E.S.I. Act; Regional minimum wages to be fixed; Wage revision for 36 units. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Technology productivity and employment, by N.K. Bhatt; Poverty alleviation programmes some problems; The role of trade unions, by Daniel J. Theophilus; Genesis of retainer in sugar industry, by Dr. Mohd. Mustafa. LABOUR LEGISLATION: Maharashtra Shramjivi Kutumb Kalyan Yojana. 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 STATE. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra; Benefits under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.