Labour Gazette Vol. LXV, No. 12, August 1986

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August 1986. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: ILC’S emphasis on small and medium enterprises; ILO’s governing body strengthened; ILO given expanded mandate; ILC’s adopts safety standards on the use of asbestos; ILC concerned over unemployment of youth; ILC Committee on Apartheid for sanctions against South Africa; 18 employees to gain PF interest rate enhanced to 11 percent; ILC for immediate sanctions against South Africa; Early amending of labour law scheme for PF, ESI dues to jute workers; Industrial growth at 6.3 percent; Settlement on bonus and incentive reached in Neyveli; ILO to promote small enterprises in LDC’s; Minimum wages for seepz staff. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Social effects of technological developments including those from new production with special reference to workmen. LABOUR LEGISLATION: The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Amendment Ordinance, 1986; Employment of Children (Amendment) Act, 1985. 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.