Labour Gazette Vol. LXVII, No. 5, January 1988

Abstract

January 1988. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Bill to enhance maternity benefits; Sangma urges ILO to check social problems; DA to be paid twice a year; Beedi workers identity cards; Minimum Wages Act; Uniformity in PF contribution urged; ILO flays early retirement schemes; Suggestion on Minimum Wages Act sought; 12 ESI hospitals built in 1986-87; Plea for wider ESI jurisdiction; New series of CPI to be discussed with TU’s; Landless workers plight dismal-Panel for succour to farm labour; ILO’s projects on Child Labour Rehabilitation and others; Maternity Benefit Bill introduced; Bill for equal wages passed. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Economic Development versus Environmental Protection: The Indian Scene. 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.