social security

Uttar Pradesh is mulling subsuming all eight state labour laws and regulations into one or two labour codes to simplify complex legislations and do away with multiplicity of provisions. According to a senior official of the state's…

NEW DELHI: Nearly 28 crore unorganised sector workers are registered on the e-Shram portal, a national database for informal workforce in the country, Parliamentwas informed on Monday. "As on July 20, 2022, more than 27.99 crore…

NEW DELHI: India's gig workforce is expected to expand to 2.35 crore by 2029-30 from 77 lakh in 2020-21, a Niti Aayog report said on Monday, and recommended extending social securitymeasures for such workers and their families in…

Only 6% of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protection with women who constitute 76.2% of the total domestic workforce particularly more vulnerable in the absence of adequate social benefits, the…