Nature of Initiatives Needed to Strengthen the Social Protection System
Surendra Pratap, CWE, New Delhi, 2021 Covid Pandemic exposed the hollowness of the existing social protection systems, and it was most powerfully exposed in the fact that the majority of … Continue reading
Nature of Initiatives Needed to Strengthen the Social Protection System
Labour Law Reforms: An alternative proposal Nature of Initiatives Needed to Strengthen the Social Protection System Covid Pandemic exposed the hollowness of the existing social protection systems, and it was … Continue reading
Labour imperialism in India: The case of SEWA
Labour imperialism in India: The case of SEWA Timothy Kerswell and Surendra Pratap Geoforum; Volume 85, October 2017, Pages 20–22 https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__authors.elsevier.com_a_1VMDl-5FOL28EK1&d=BQIFaQ&c=KXXihdR8fRNGFkKiMQzstu-8MbOxd1NuZkcSBymGmgo&r=mpGtNigi3lRVJMywuqp_MwSrK4zTPACas-BlJrsX3b0&m=sr0ORH8PNQGDjOtiNBsJKFgDNv9iSBGdpgfd8yXCbDk&s=tuG43nGrqVPFsDBpDhCZmjcT6APQGULg_CaHhvGVh7g&e= The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is almost universally praised … Continue reading
Some Reflections on the Crisis of Left in India
Timothy Kerswell and Surendra Pratap The left is currently facing an overall downturn and a multidimensional crisis in India. The decisive changes that occurred in India’s society, economy and politics … Continue reading
भारत के मजदूर आंदोलन के समक्ष चुनौतियां
सुरेन्द्र प्रताप बदलाव प्रक्रिति का नियम है। कोई भी चीज स्थिर नहीं रहती है और कोई भी चीज अपरिवर्तनीय नहीं रह सकती है। लेकिन बदलाव की प्रक्रिति और गति की … Continue reading
Update on the Suzuki workers Case
The case of Suzuki workers in India http://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/maruti-violence-case-13-murder-accused-given-life-sentence/story-RoGa1LKCw6pEyM9IePEumM.html The accused workers held guilty for murder and related charges include Ram Mehar, Sandeep Dhillon, Ramvilas, Sarabjit Singh, Pavan Kumar, Sohan Kumar, … Continue reading
8 Proposals for the Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights
This is a historic achievement after decades of discussions and failed attempts within the United Nations. Such an instrument has the potential to substantially promote the protection and fulfilment of … Continue reading
The European Commission has buried a 3 million euro research project that analysed 5000 firms and concluded that it could not find any clear evidence of positive impacts of corporate social responsibility on Europe’s economy or society
The corporate wax nose https://www.tni.org/en/article/the-corporate-wax-nose A fountain of noble intentions and good deeds, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has long been advertised as a sure-fire way to improve and extend the … Continue reading
Has EPFO lost its mandatory status?
To be sure, employers will continue to deposit EPF contribution for each eligible employee on the rolls. It is only going to affect employee’s savings by increasing their take home … Continue reading
PF Withdrawal Rules, Processes and Problems
PF Withdrawal Rules, Processes and Problems (India) Surendra Pratap, Center for Workers Education, New Delhi, 2016 (A Study Conducted for Fair Wear Foundation) pf-withdrawal-rules-processes-and-problems-_india_ The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) is … Continue reading
What does it Mean?: Now the Labour Ministry opts for ‘international consultation’ on fixing minimum wages: has put on hold its plan to fix minimum wages for all contract workers at Rs.10,000 per month, following objections from industry.
Centre puts wage plan for contract workers on hold SOMESH JHA, The Hindu, NEW DELHI, July 21, 2016; http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/centre-puts-wage-plan-for-contract-workers-on-hold/article8876802.ece?utm_source=email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Newsletter Labour Ministry opts for ‘international consultation’ on fixing minimum wages The … Continue reading
ON LIKELY CLOSURE OF GENERAL MOTOR, HALOL PLANT IN GUJARAT
NIHIL MEHTA, General Secretary, Gujarat KamdarMandal, GM India, Halol Plant; And National Secretary, Indian National Trade Union Congress(INTUC)INDIA. The Indian subsidiary of US auto giant General Motor, has decided to … Continue reading
Life after Maruti Suzuki factory clash
Three years on, workers jailed after the strife at Manesar factory are struggling to put their lives back together Anjali Puri November 21, 2015 Last Updated at 00:24 IST ; … Continue reading
Government softens stand on trade union demands, urges to call off September 2 strike
Government bargains and proposes: a) significant increase minimum wages and making them mandatory across the country; b) increase in the bonus ceiling; c) widening the coverage of provident fund and … Continue reading
Some Recently Published Papers on Labour and Labour Movement
Tom Barnes, Krishna Shekhar Lal Das & Surendra Pratap (2013). Labour Contractors and Global Production Networks: The Case of India’s Auto Supply Chain; The Journal of Development Studies; Volume 51, … Continue reading
Trade unions call for nationwide strike on Sept. 2
A convention of 11 Central Trade Unions (CTUs) has declared a nationwide strike on September 2 that will cover public and private sectors including banking and railways. The strike call … Continue reading
The Political Economy of Labour Law Reforms in India-part I&II
The Political Economy of Labour Law Reforms in India I The Political-economy-of-labour-reforms-part-II-The-Agenda-of-Labour
The Political Economy of Labour law Reforms in India- Part III
The Political Economy of Labour law Reforms in India- Part III Surendra Pratap, Center for Workers Education, New Delhi Download Article: The Political Economy of Labour law Reforms in India … Continue reading
Early men and women were equal, say scientists
Study shows that modern hunter-gatherer tribes operate on egalitarian basis, suggesting inequality was an aberration that came with the advent of agriculture http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/14/early-men-women-equal-scientists?CMP=share_btn_tw Download full article here: Early men and … Continue reading
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