Barbil (Odisha): JSW Steel’s Odisha Mining Division conducted a comprehensive Labour Codes Awareness session at its Narayanposhi Iron & Manganese Ore Mines to strengthen employees’ understanding of the India government’s new labour regulations.
A total of 250 employees, including direct and indirect workforce members, took part in the programme.
Senior officials of Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Bhubaneswar Region-2 — Nasina Balasubrahmaniam (DMS Mining), K Maheswara Reddy (DMS Electrical), Shankarsan Behera
(DMS Mechanical) and Ulimela Siva Sankara (DDMS Mining) — led the session.
DGMS officials provided a detailed overview of the four new Labour Codes, which consolidate 29 existing labour laws into a streamlined and simplified regulatory framework.
Among important topics discussed under the amended labour codes were women employment, gender discrimination, maternity benefits, equal pay for equal work, working hours, health benefits, opportunity of working in night shifts for all women employees, extended family definition, gratuity and insurance coverage.
Operations and Project Head, JSW Steel (Odisha Mining Division) Ram Shankar Sharma, Mines Manager of Narayanposhi Tapan Rath and other senior officials were present during the session.
JSW Steel officials assisted employees in understanding the practical implications of revised regulations.
Awareness pamphlets were distributed to all attendees to reinforce the learnings.