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    Pregnant but not protected

    Many Indian women are entitled to maternity leave and are protected from dismissal while taking it, but the rights do not extend to all workers, and regularly have to be fought for through the courts.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 February 2022

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    Labour codes to become law in 2022-23, says government

    In line with the underlying essence of the mantra “Shramev Jayate”, the Union Ministry of Labour has started the year with an ambitious plan to implement all four of the country’s new labour codes in the financial year 2022-23.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 February 2022

    Indian businesses run activities for National Safety Week

    Millions of businesses across India ran activities encouraging workers to act in a safe and healthy fashion as part of the annual National Safety Week that ran from 4-10 March.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 10 March 2022