Labour Gazette Vol. LXVI, No. 9, May 1987

Abstract

May 1987. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: (1) ILO urges Malaysia to conform to international standards; (2) Major changes in labour laws on the anvil; (3) Fresh look at minimum wages on the cards; (4) Voluntary bodies may help identify bonded labour; (5) Discrimination against women ruled out. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: (1) Strategy for full employment, Part I and II by L.K. Jha; (2) ILO-Its Emergence as a dynamic force in social and economic directions-Part I & II, by Rabindranath Mukherjee. LABOUR LEGISLATION: The Coal Mines Nationalisation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 1986 No. 7 of 1986. 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.