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2020-10-28 07:04:09 Current affairs related with International Labour Organization

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After 35 years, India has assumed the Chairmanship of the Governing Body of International Labour Organization (ILO).

About the International Labour Organization

The ILO is a UN agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice through setting international labour standards.

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Founded in 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and oldest specialised agency of the UN.

The ILO has 187 member states: 186 out of 193 UN member states plus the Cook Islands.

The ILO's international labour standards are broadly aimed at ensuring accessible, productive, and sustainable work worldwide in conditions of freedom, equity, security and dignity.

About its Governing Body

The Governing body is the apex executive body of the ILO which decides policies, programmes, agenda, budget and elects the Director-General.

It meets three times a year, in March, June and November.

Significance for India

India will be presiding over the upcoming meeting of the Governing Body to be held in November 2020.

India would have the opportunity to interact with the senior officials and social partners of the member states.

It will also provide a platform to apprise participants of the transformational initiatives taken by the Government in removing the rigidities of the labour market. Open / Comment

2020-10-23 04:39:41 Long-Term Repo Operation
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Long-Term Repo Operation (LTRO) was introduced by the Reserve Bank in February, 2020.

Through this policy, the central bank would provide liquidity support to commercial banks for a period of 1 to 3 years at the current repo rate, and would accept government securities as collateral in return.

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This is in contrast to the other measures it was providing such as Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) and Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) which provide cash to banks for a period of 1 to 28 days only. Open / Comment

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2020-10-05 02:25:43 About Jal Jeevan Mission

This mission was envisaged by the Prime Minister on 29th September, 2020 while releasing the 'Margdarshika' for Gram Panchayats and Paani Samitis for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).

Provisions have been made under Jal Jeevan Mission for ensuring safe water through tap water connection in schools, anganwadi centres, health care centres, etc.

National Jal Jeevan Mission has reached out to States/ UTs to ensure that during this campaign, Gram Sabhas are convened at the earliest to pass a resolution for providing safe water in all schools, anganwadi centres and other public institutions in the village in the next 100 days.

These facilities will be operated and maintained by the Gram Panchayat and/ or its sub-committee i.e. Village Water & Sanitation Committee or Paani Samiti.

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Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) aims at the universal coverage of provision of tap water connection to every rural home by 2024. Under the mission, special focus is on women and children.

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2020-10-04 03:47:46 Mutual Recognition of Certificates of Competency of Seafarers

Cabinet approves Model MoU with foreign countries for unilateral/bilateral recognition of Certificates of Competency of seafarers. This is in pursuant to Regulation 1/10 of International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers.
Benefits: It will facilitate unilateral recognition by another country of the certificates issued by the Directorate General of Shipping to Indian seafarers, without seeking similar recognition by India of the certificates issued by that country. Indian Seafarers, therefore, will be eligible to be placed on ships under the flag of that country for employment, thus leading to increased employment opportunities.
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers (or STCW), 1978 sets qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships.

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2020-09-21 16:48:34 About Samarth Scheme:

Also known as the ‘Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS)’.

Implemented by the Ministry of Textiles.

It seeks to Provide demand driven, placement oriented National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) compliant skilling programmes.

 Target:

To train 10.00 lakh persons (9 lakhs in organised & 1 lakh in traditional sector) excluding Spinning & Weaving in the organized Sector

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2020-09-21 16:46:06 (2) Social Security Code

It proposes a National Social Security Board which shall recommend to the central government for formulating suitable schemes for different sections of unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers.

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Also, aggregators employing gig workers will have to contribute 1-2 per cent of their annual turnover for social security, with the total contribution not exceeding 5 per. Open / Comment

2020-09-21 16:46:06 Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2020

In this, the government has proposed to introduce more conditions restricting the rights of workers to strike, alongside an increase in the threshold relating to layoffs and retrenchment.

The Code has raised the threshold for the requirement of a standing order rules of conduct for workmen employed in industrial establishments to over 300 workers.

This implies industrial establishments with up to 300 workers will not be required to furnish a standing order, a move which experts say would enable companies to introduce arbitrary service conditions for workers.
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These steps are likely to provide more flexibility to employers for hiring and firing workers without government permission. Open / Comment