Trade Unions

Tamil Nadu set to make 'right to sit' a workplace law; a look at how Kerala women won battle three years ago

The Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2018, was passed in December 2018, guaranteeing improved working conditions in commercial shops

Ten central trade unions extend support to farmers' call for Bharat Bandh on 8 Dec

The joint platform of trade unions also welcomed the "firm resolve and determination" of the united platform of farmer organisations to intensify struggles countrywide in a statement released on Saturday

Over 25 cr join nationwide strike against Centre's farm, labour laws; farmers face tear gas, water cannons on march to Delhi

While tension prevailed in Delhi and Haryana as farmers marched to the National Capital, states like Kerala, West Bengal, Odisha, Tripura, Puducherry, Assam, and Telangana witnessed a complete shutdown on Thursday

Trade unions stage protests against suspension, tweaking of labour laws by some states during lockdown

Ten central trade unions on Friday held protests across the country to oppose suspension and tweaking of labour laws by states

Trade unions to go on strike on 22 May to protest against labour laws suspension by some states during the lockdown

Ten central trade unions on Friday gave a call for a nationwide strike on 22 May to protest against the suspension of labour laws by some states during the lockdown period, and also decided to take the matter to International Labour Organization (ILO)

Coronavirus Outbreak: Trade unions write to Narendra Modi, seek Rs 5-7 lakh cr relief package

Central trade unions on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a financial package of Rs 5-7 lakh crore for the worst-affected segments of the working population, saying their survival is in jeopardy due to coronavirus-forced lockdown in the country

Union Budget 2020-21: Trade unions urge Nirmala Sitharaman to hike income tax ceiling, minimum wages, pension

Trade unions urged the government to provide minimum wage of Rs 21,000, minimum pension of Rs 6,000 under Employees' Pension Scheme and tax exemption on annual income of up to Rs 10 lakh in a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday

Trade unions protest against Narendra Modi's announcement to rename Kolkata Port Trust, says move will hurt history of organisation

The name-change will hurt 'the history of the organisation', CITU-backed Calcutta Port and Shore Mazdoor Union general secretary Prabir Sarkar said

Transport, banking services operate normally in most of Maharashtra amid nationwide Bharat Bandh; Mumbai remains unaffected

The nationwide strike doesn’t seem to have evoked much response in Maharashtra till Wednesday afternoon with transport and banking services remaining largely unaffected in many districts as well as in the country's financial capital. No untoward incident was reported so far from any region of the state.

Bharat Bandh 2020: Over 10 national trade unions, thousand of strikers disrupt transport, banking services in protest against privatisation, unemployment

More than 10 national trade unions affiliated to left-wing parties, including the main opposition Congress, have called for a nationwide protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s labour reforms.