Labour Gazette Vol XXIX, No. 3, November 1949

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November 1949. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Bombay Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 1949; Industrial Broadcasting, Bombay; Textile Advisory Committee; Delegation to ILO metal trades body; ILO governing body; Regional conference of the ILO; Prices in Canada; Industrial safety, USA; Work stoppages during 1948, USA. COST OF LIVING: Bombay, Sept. 1949; Ahmedabad, Sept 1949; Sholapur, Sept 1949; Jalgaon, Sept 1949; Industrial workers, India. SPECIAL ARTICLES: Retail prices, 1947-48, Province. CHART: Retail food prices, Province, 1947-47 and 1947-48; Working class cost of living (Bombay, Ahmedabad, Sholapur, Jalgaon). LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial disputes, Province; Employment situation, Sept 1949; Workman’s Compensation Act, 1923; Night shifts in cotton mills, Province; Indian Trade Unions Act, 1926; Indian Trade Unions Act, 1926; Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946; Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; Adjudication of Banks’ Disputes-Central Government Order; Workmen’s state insurance scheme; Payment of Wages Act, 1936; Appeal against the decision of the authority under the payment of Wages Act, 1936. CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION: Awards published under Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946. ARBITRATION AWARDS. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947. ADJUDICATION AWARDS: Indian Enamel Works; Estrela Batteries Limited, Bombay; Jagjiwandas Narotamdas Metal Factory, Bombay; New India Industries Ltd., Bombay. LABOUR LEGISLATION: Bombay Electricity (Emergency Powers) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1949.