Work Force

Indian labour laws do not expressly provide for unemployment benefits. But various schemes and acts have provisions for unemployment benefits. […]

What are the 3 bills? The 3 bills which were passed are Industrial Relations Code, 2020 Code on Occupational Safety,

Why unemployment rate is not an appropriate indicator? The unemployment rate was 7.9 percent in December 2021. This does not

Demographic dividend: Demographic dividend implies a greater proportion of working age population population (15-60 years age) as compared to the

New changes brought in The Code on Wages, 2019: Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950 The Code on Wages, 2019 Advancement:

Context: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the public interest litigation seeking social security benefits to “gig workers” and “platform workers”

Context: Globally, unemployment among people with disabilities is higher than the rest of the population and pandemic has further widened

Context: The recent appointment of Parag Agrawal, as the CEO of US-based company ‘Twitter’ started renewed debate on brain drain

Issues with Labour Codes: Passed with discussion: The Central government did not hold adequate consultations with trade unions on the

E-Shram Portal: It is portal launched to create a database of unorganized workers. It will help in creating a social