The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley holds his 2nd Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with the representatives of the different Trade Union Groups in Delhi; Reiterates the commitment of the present Government to safeguard the interests of the workers especially those working in the MSME and the unorganized sector.

The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley holds his 2nd Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with the representatives of the different Trade Union Groups in Delhi; Reiterates the commitment of the present Government to safeguard the interests of the workers especially those working in the MSME and the unorganized sector. https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=19131 The Government reaffirmed commitment to protect workers, insisting on strict compliance with statutory minimum wages and raising labour issues in pre budget consultations. Trade unions submitted a 12 point memorandum seeking increased social sector allocations, progressive taxation, measures against tax evasion and dumping, fixation of minimum wages linked to the Consumer Price Index, resolution of pay commission matters, price controls, ban on speculative trading, halt to PSU disinvestment, investment to generate employment, regulation of imports, expansion of MGNREGA, prohibition of perennial contractual deployment with regularisation and adoption of 'Same wages for same work', restrictions on FDI and privatisation in critical sectors, ratification of ILO Convention 189, creation of a National Fund for unorganised workers, withdrawal of the New Pension Scheme and a guaranteed minimum pension, and enhancement of gratuity and rail allocations. en-us Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:37:45 +0530 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley holds his 2nd Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with the representatives of the different Trade Union Groups in Delhi; Reiterates the commitment of the present Government to safeguard the interests of the workers especially those working in the MSME and the unorganized sector. https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=19131 The Government reaffirmed commitment to protect workers, insisting on strict compliance with statutory minimum wages and raising labour issues in pre budget consultations. Trade unions submitted a 12 point memorandum seeking increased social sector allocations, progressive taxation, measures against tax evasion and dumping, fixation of minimum wages linked to the Consumer Price Index, resolution of pay commission matters, price controls, ban on speculative trading, halt to PSU disinvestment, investment to generate employment, regulation of imports, expansion of MGNREGA, prohibition of perennial contractual deployment with regularisation and adoption of 'Same wages for same work', restrictions on FDI and privatisation in critical sectors, ratification of ILO Convention 189, creation of a National Fund for unorganised workers, withdrawal of the New Pension Scheme and a guaranteed minimum pension, and enhancement of gratuity and rail allocations. News - Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:37:45 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=19131