The central and state governments now determine minimum wages for various kinds of work on the basis of consumption expenditure, with higher weightage given to food and some antiquated criteria...

Over the past two years, labour markets have witnessed significant changes globally...

Policymakers need to take a relook at the entire sector...

Survey reveals hurdles in accessing MGNREGA pay...

SBSTC authorities to pay partial salaries for July to around 3,000 SBSTC employees and contractual workers...

Survey covering 5,000 households found that 77 per cent respondents were consuming less food than before...

Lowering MGNREGA wages will have implications for states and their labour markets...

Social activists say workers would not be able to maintain minimum living standards with the paltry hike under the scheme...

Two labour ministry officials said the Centre had jettisoned the Satpathy panel recommendations...

Dues were pending for the past nine months...