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Maternity Benefit Bill Passed In Lok Sabha, Twitter Welcomes Move
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, increasing the maternity leave to 26 weeks from present 12 weeks. As per the bill, a woman who adopts a child below the age of three months will also be granted a leave for 12 weeks. The Bill, after President Pranab Mukherjee’s assent, will become a law. I...
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Regrets, Only. Congress Blunders On Child Labour Law, Regroups
When parliament passed a controversial new law that allows children under 14 to work in a family business, the opposition Congress made no noteworthy speech objecting to a policy criticized by activists and UNICEF and rigorously questioned by even BJP law-maker Varun Gandhi, who said parts of the law amount to "lunacy."
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'Not Leniency But Lunacy', Varun Gandhi Slams Child Labour Amendment Bill
Slamming the child labour amendment bill in Lok Sabha, BJP member Varun Gandhi criticised some of the changes suggested in the proposed law.
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Activists Worry As Controversial Child Labour Law Gets Lok Sabha Nod
After almost six hours and many a robust voice of Opposition, the Child Labour (Prevention) Bill 2016 cleared the Lok Sabha with all its controversial provisions.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Child Labour Bill That Allows Work In Family Business
19-year-old Amarlal who dreams of being a human rights lawyer on Wednesday was working as bonded labor at the age of four. He knows what a big difference education has made to his life. "I know what it is like to be stuck in that darkness. There is a world of a difference between that life and this," Amarlal said.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Prohibiting Child Labour
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, which prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occupations except in family business, with the provision for imprisonment of up to two years for any violation.
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Amendment Bills For 2 Labour Acts Likely To Be Placed In Parliament
Amendment bills for two labour acts may be placed in Parliament soon and the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act-1986 which has already been tabled in Rajya Sabha may be passed during the upcoming monsoon session, Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya today said.
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Why Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Vetoes The New Anti-Child Labour Bill
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi is on a mission to make sure the amendments to the Anti-Child Labour law introduced this week in Parliament do not go through.
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Amendment Bills on Child Labour, Bonus to be Tabled in Parliament
Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Saturday said two amendment bills pertaining to child labour and payment of bonus may be placed next week in the ongoing Winter session of Parliament.
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Minister Bandaru Dattatreya Hopeful of Passage of Bills on Child Labour
Union Minister of State for Labour Bandaru Dattatreya today expressed hope that two bills related to child labour prohibition and bonus would be amended in the coming Winter Session of the Parliament.
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Labour Ministry Sets Out to Table 9 Bills in Winter Session
The Labour Ministry plans to table as many as nine Bills in the upcoming winter session of Parliament starting next month in its bid to improve ease of doing business.
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Labour Minister Working on 6 Bills for Passage in Winter Session
Pushing to fast track reforms, the Labour Ministry plans to place as many as six bills before Parliament in the Winter Session starting next month.
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Noble Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Urges Government to Not Prune HAIL
Noble Laureate Kailash Satyarthi today urged the Central Government not to tinker with or prune the Hazardous Activities and Industries List.
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Ban all Forms of Labour Employing Under-14 Children: Kailash Satyarthi
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi today demanded a complete ban on all forms of labour involving children below 14 years, against the backdrop of Union Cabinet's nod to amend Child Labour Law to allow them to work in family enterprise.
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Child Labour Bill Must be Passed in Budget Session of Parliament: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has, on Friday, demanded the government to ensure a complete ban on child labour up to the age of 14, saying that the Child Labour Bill should be tabled and passed during the second half of the Budget session in Parliament.
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Maternity Benefit Bill Passed In Lok Sabha, Twitter Welcomes Move
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, increasing the maternity leave to 26 weeks from present 12 weeks. As per the bill, a woman who adopts a child below the age of three months will also be granted a leave for 12 weeks. The Bill, after President Pranab Mukherjee’s assent, will become a law. I...
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Regrets, Only. Congress Blunders On Child Labour Law, Regroups
When parliament passed a controversial new law that allows children under 14 to work in a family business, the opposition Congress made no noteworthy speech objecting to a policy criticized by activists and UNICEF and rigorously questioned by even BJP law-maker Varun Gandhi, who said parts of the law amount to "lunacy."
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'Not Leniency But Lunacy', Varun Gandhi Slams Child Labour Amendment Bill
Slamming the child labour amendment bill in Lok Sabha, BJP member Varun Gandhi criticised some of the changes suggested in the proposed law.
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Activists Worry As Controversial Child Labour Law Gets Lok Sabha Nod
After almost six hours and many a robust voice of Opposition, the Child Labour (Prevention) Bill 2016 cleared the Lok Sabha with all its controversial provisions.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Child Labour Bill That Allows Work In Family Business
19-year-old Amarlal who dreams of being a human rights lawyer on Wednesday was working as bonded labor at the age of four. He knows what a big difference education has made to his life. "I know what it is like to be stuck in that darkness. There is a world of a difference between that life and this," Amarlal said.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Prohibiting Child Labour
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, which prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occupations except in family business, with the provision for imprisonment of up to two years for any violation.
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Amendment Bills For 2 Labour Acts Likely To Be Placed In Parliament
Amendment bills for two labour acts may be placed in Parliament soon and the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act-1986 which has already been tabled in Rajya Sabha may be passed during the upcoming monsoon session, Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya today said.
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Why Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Vetoes The New Anti-Child Labour Bill
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi is on a mission to make sure the amendments to the Anti-Child Labour law introduced this week in Parliament do not go through.
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Amendment Bills on Child Labour, Bonus to be Tabled in Parliament
Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Saturday said two amendment bills pertaining to child labour and payment of bonus may be placed next week in the ongoing Winter session of Parliament.
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Minister Bandaru Dattatreya Hopeful of Passage of Bills on Child Labour
Union Minister of State for Labour Bandaru Dattatreya today expressed hope that two bills related to child labour prohibition and bonus would be amended in the coming Winter Session of the Parliament.
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Labour Ministry Sets Out to Table 9 Bills in Winter Session
The Labour Ministry plans to table as many as nine Bills in the upcoming winter session of Parliament starting next month in its bid to improve ease of doing business.
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Labour Minister Working on 6 Bills for Passage in Winter Session
Pushing to fast track reforms, the Labour Ministry plans to place as many as six bills before Parliament in the Winter Session starting next month.
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Noble Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Urges Government to Not Prune HAIL
Noble Laureate Kailash Satyarthi today urged the Central Government not to tinker with or prune the Hazardous Activities and Industries List.
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Ban all Forms of Labour Employing Under-14 Children: Kailash Satyarthi
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi today demanded a complete ban on all forms of labour involving children below 14 years, against the backdrop of Union Cabinet's nod to amend Child Labour Law to allow them to work in family enterprise.
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Child Labour Bill Must be Passed in Budget Session of Parliament: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has, on Friday, demanded the government to ensure a complete ban on child labour up to the age of 14, saying that the Child Labour Bill should be tabled and passed during the second half of the Budget session in Parliament.
