Apple said Wistron will not receive any new business before it completes all corrective actions. (Photo credit: Reuters) Apple put Wistron, one of its largest contract manufacturers globally, on probation in India on Saturday. The development came after an independent Cupertino audit found that Wistron violated its Supplier Code of …
Read More »Politics, industry, workers’ rights: the balance K’taka needs to strike after Wistron
With two recent incidents, the government is rushing to control damage to Karnataka’s image as an industry-friendly state. Within days of the violence at Wistron in Karnataka’s Kolar, reports have emerged that the Taiwan-based company is reconsidering its expansion plan. Wistron, which currently has 1,200 permanent employees at its Kolar …
Read More »AIBEA to join unions in Nationwide General Bandh on November 26
Bank employees wear masks as a precautionary measure after the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI / File) “The Lok Sabha, at its recent session, passed three new labor laws by dismantling the 27 existing laws in the name of ‘Ease of Business’, which are purely in the interests of companies. In the …
Read More »Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coup at Congress-led UPA on defense projects
The 9.02 km Atal tunnel reduces the Manali-Leh distance by 46 km or five hours. Rohtang / Sissu / Solang Valley (HP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that congressional governments had long compromised the country’s defense interests by “playing with files” and delaying the acquisition of fighter jets, …
Read More »The economic slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic does not qualify as an internal disturbance: SC | India News
NEW DELHI: The economic slowdown created by the Covid-19 pandemic does not qualify as an “internal disturbance” threatening state security, the Supreme Court said Thursday as it struck down notifications from the Gujarat government exempting factories from complying with certain obligations towards workers. The supreme court said that the economic …
Read More »3 Labor Code bills passed in Rajya Sabha amid opposition boycott
Highlight The bills were approved by the Lok Sabha yesterday The bills were passed by Rajya Sabha as the opposition continued to protest Both houses of parliament will stand indefinitely today New Delhi: Three of the four labor code bills, comprising the government’s flagship labor reforms, were approved by Rajya …
Read More »Center likely that the fast tracking of the changes of uniform flexibilization of labor laws
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Centre may adjust to changes in the labour legislation and fast-track your application to replace ordinances issued by the three BJP-ruled states to ensure the uniform application of regulations that provide flexibility for new and existing businesses throughout the country. Top policy makers have begun to …
Read More »Abhijit Banerjee: Not sure India will gain if businesses shift from China
[ad_1] By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: May 12, 2020 3:32:39 pm Abhijit Banerjee said while countries like the US, UK and Japan are spending a high share of their respective GDPs on relief packages, India plans to spend less than one per cent of its GDP …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi: Covid-19 fight cannot be an excuse to exploit workers | India Business News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congressman Rahul Gandhi said Monday that many states were modifying Labor laws, but the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic It cannot be an excuse to exploit workers, suppress their voices and crush their human rights. Gandhi said there can be no compromise on basic principles in …
Read More »Why are Indian states scrapping labor laws amid the Covid-19 crisis?
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