The Assembly of Himachal Pradesh will organize "Bal Satra" on June 12. Organized as Digital Bal Mela on the occasion of World Child Labour Day, 68 children from across the country will raise their voices on political and social issues in the state assembly, officials said.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday issued a clarification over his alleged remarks claiming that migrant labourers committed 90pc of the crimes in the coastal state and said his statement got twisted by some political leaders.
The participants at the events raised the demand for fixing the minimum wage at Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 50,000 per month, an increase in workers' salaries keeping in view the inflation, doubling the pension and withdrawing all recent increases in the tariffs of water, electricity and petroleu
Emphasising the need to build solidarity networks between workers and the progressive movements, the protesters held rallies in Islamabad against rising inflation as Pakistan is witnessing its worst economic crisis, Dawn reported.
"Kamal Nath cannot talk about giving work. He has not given work to anyone till date, only made an announcement. That is why now he is talking about the holiday on labour day. He is the same Kamal Nath who tricked the policemen by promising weekly off to them during the previous assembly ele
Extending his greetings on International Labour Day, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday announced the withdrawal of the amendment to the Tamil Nadu Factories Act stating that the state government will never compromise with the welfare of the labours.
"You will have to accept the decision of the Parliament. If the Constitution of the country is supreme then parliament is also supreme," she said while addressing a workers' convention in Lahore to mark International Labour Day.
Beijing [China], May 5 (ANI): China's capital city Beijing is on a high COVID-19 alert to contain the spread of the virus as the city resumed work on Thursday following a five-day-long Labour Day holiday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Haqdarshak, a social enterprise working on delivery of social protection at the last-mile using tech and an agent-based network, has announced the launch of the Yojana Card, amidst International Labour Day.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Chhattisgarh government on Sunday increased the dearness allowance of government employees by five per cent on the occasion of International Labour Day.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 1 (ANI): Taking out a rally on the occasion of Labour Day, All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) member Aziz Pasha on Sunday said that working class people should be at the forefront of the fight against injustice.
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday lashed out at the Centre over hike in petroleum prices and termed it an "attack on the labour class and poor" on the Labour Day.