In an interview with ThePrint, Railway Board Chairman V.K. Yadav also said that Shramik trains will not be used to ferry migrants back and that workers should rely on employers for a ticket.
SANYA DHINGRA 10 June, 2020
Friday, June 12, 2020
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Unsung Corona Warriors: Time Railways Rethinks Working Conditions Of Loco Pilots
There's one group which has not received the requisite attention of either mainstream media or masses in general – the backbone of one of the world’s largest Rail network: the Loco Pilots of Indian Railways.
Shubham Kumar16 May 2020
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 24
Changes to Labour Laws by State Governments Will Lead to Anarchy in the Labour Market
Monday, June 8, 2020
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 22
Contempt for labour: On dilution of labour laws
MAY 09, 2020
Centre should not allow exemptions from welfare laws for workers mooted by States
Sunday, June 7, 2020
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 21
Industrial Relations Code is for Capital to Maximise Profits
R Karumalaiyan
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 20
Code on Social Security: An Attempt to Dismantle Workers’ Social Security
R Karumalaiyan
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 19
ILO Joins Hands with Modi Govt to Reduce Minimum Wage of Workers
J S Majumdar
Saturday, June 6, 2020
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 18
Code on Wages Bill – Modi Govt’s Return Gift to Corporates
R Karumalaiyan
Friday, June 5, 2020
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 17
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
Deadly violation of safety norms in Delhi
T.K. RAJALAKSHMI
January 17, 2020
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Familiar route, different occasion: For first time, loco pilots don face mask, gloves to run passenger train
Both of them have been driving a bit during the lockdown steering railway staff to Jolarpet and Mysuru stations for carrying out infrastructure work.
Loco pilots - The unsung evacuation heroes chugging along
A train pilot spoke on his experience of operating a Shramik Express, one of special trains operated by the Indian Railways to carry thousands of migrant labourers, to their homes.
First train from Mumbai arrives in Bengaluru after two months; passengers try to evade quarantine
With passengers from the previous New Delhi-KSR Bengaluru Daily Special having arrived earlier and some still around, there was no clarity as to which passenger belonged to which train.
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 14
COVID-19 pandemic a mere excuse for BJP to scuttle labour laws
Kerala’s Finance Minister Dr TM Thomas Isaac writes why tweaks in labour laws introduced by BJP-ruled states amid the COVID-19 crisis violate norms of International Labour Organisation and jeopardise future of workers
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 13
Changes in Labour Laws Will Turn the Clock Back by Over a Century
Under the cover of the economic impact of the COVID-19 lockdown, labour rights cannot be done away with.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
LABOUR LAWS AMENDMENTS: Part 12
Explained: What labour law changes by states mean
Last week, a number of state governments made key changes in the application of labour laws. What are the labour laws in the country, and how can such changes impact firms, their workers, and the economy?
