Workers

On its foundation day, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) launched an accident insurance scheme. On August 9, IYC National President Srinivas BV announced the scheme named Yuva Congress Kavach' for its workers across India. During the meeting, Srinivas said the scheme is in view to acknowledge "the dedication and sacrifice" of the young Congress workers.  Initially provided for the office bearers, from national to booth-level in a… read-more

In a major update related to the 7th Pay Commission, the central government has decided to increase the risk allowance of defense civilian employees before Holi 2022. In addition, the salary of eligible employees will increase anywhere from Rs 1,000 to 8,000. risk Notably, the allowance is provided to defense civilian employees who are employed in risk-induced duties such as unskilled workers, semi-skilled workers, and so on.

PM Narendra Modi has sent 100 pairs of jute footwears for workers at Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on January 10.  The footwears were sent, after PM Modi noticed that majority of people working at the temple are performing duties barefoot, as wearing leather and rubber footwears are prohibited at the Kashi temple premises. The workers who received jute footwears, including sanitation workers, security guards and priests… read-more

As many as 1,000 female garment workers in Bengaluru have preferred cycles for their travel to work in-order to save money as well as environment. Addressing the problems of transportation faced by the workers, Garment Labours Union (GLU) President Rukmini VP highlighted the interests of 40-50 workers who opted cycle to work. However, a global environmental group 'Greenpeace India' is collecting funds to provide bicycles and motivate for… read-more

Due to less foot-fall in its theme parks, Walt Disney announced on November 25 that it would discharge 32,000 employees. The company, in a regulatory filing, has informed that the retrenchment would be in the first half of 2021, primarily targeting the theme park workers. However, the company did not confirm whether the earlier announced 28,000 workers' layoff list has been included in the recently released list.