A 42-year-old labourer identified as Sugna Devi was killed by a tiger at Jaipur s Nahargarh Biological Park on Wednesday morning. Devi and other women labourers had entered an enclosure at the park to cut grass when tiger Shivaji s cage inside the enclosure op
Establishments can now enrol previously uncovered employees under EPF. This Employees' Enrolment Campaign 2026 offers a one-time opportunity for compliance
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday expressed concern over a Supreme Court ruling that stated that its 1978 worker-friendly interpretation of the term industry will not apply to fresh cases under the Industrial Relations Code of 2020, and said any move to narr
Two labourers were killed and another injured after a large portion of excavated earth collapsed at an ongoing construction site in Block A, Aerocity, on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Ominder, 30, and Udayveer, 40
MUMBAI: The Charkop police rescued 13 minors from an imitation jewellery manufacturing unit in Kandivali West on Thursday. The rescued minors, aged 13 to 17, were forced to work for over 10 hours daily at the unit, identified as Jhahara Fashion Era, located in
The Supreme Court has limited the 1978 "industry" definition for the new labor code. A nine-judge bench held the 1978 ruling will not govern the Industrial Relations Code, 2020
The Supreme Court is set to decide Thursday how broadly the term industry should be defined under India s labour law, in a ruling that could determine whether workers in hospitals, educational institutions, welfare bodies, and government-run social services ar
Assam Cabinet meeting has approved operationalization of 8 new Co-Districts with its head quarter at a central location, to be identified by District Commissioners in consultation with the Guardian Minister of the concerned District. Assam Cabinet approves ope
An 18-year-old labourer died after falling into a ready-mix concrete (RMC) mixer while working at a plant in Arivali, Panvel, on Sunday evening, which led the police to register a case against those responsible for the facility over alleged lapses in workpla
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India's unemployment rate fell to 5.1% in July 2026, showing positive labor market trends. Both labor force participation and worker population ratios saw notable improvements across the nation
My son s textbook calls sugarcane a cash crop a nagdi peek. But tell me, what kind of cash crop leaves us cheated, in debt and wanting to die by suicide? asks 38-year-old Somnath Sonavane, a sugarcane transporter and farmer
A friend recently remarked that my current work as a Life Coach was just for pocket money . The comment lingered, not just because it stung, but because it revealed something larger about how we view women s work
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