Labour GazetteVol. LXVII, No. 9, May 1988

Abstract

May 1988. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: (1) Move to amend to Trade Union Act; (2) Minimum wages not being implemented; (3) Voluntary retirement plan for coal mine workers; (4) Mandays lost in industrial sector. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Trade unions in the 21st century-The challenges ahead, by Dr. P.P. Narayanan, President, ICFTU. LABOUR LEGISLATION: (1) Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 1986 (No. 48 of 1986); (2) Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare Act, 1986 (No. 54 of 1986); Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (No. 61 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.