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Justice Narayana Kurup Wage Boards

Ministry of Labour & Employment

NOTICE UNDER SUB-SECTION (1) OF SECTION 10 AND SECTION 13D OF THE WORKING JOURNALISTS AND OTHER NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES (CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT,1955

            Whereas the Central Government have, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 9 and 13 C of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Condition of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 ("Act", for short), vide Notification No. S.O. 809 (E) and S.O. 810 (E) dated the 24th May, 2007, and S.O. 1066 (E) and 1067 (E) dated 3rd July, 2007, have constituted two national Wage Boards, one for Working Journalists and the other for Non-Journalist Newspaper Employees, for fixing or revising their rates of wages. The Wage Boards are required to submit the reports within a period of three years.

             Whereas sub-section (1) of section 10 read with section 13 D of the Act provides that the Board shall, by notice published in such manner as it thinks fit,call upon newspaper establishments and working journalist and other persons interested in the fixation or revision of rates of wages of working journalists and non-journalist newspaper employees to make such representations as they may think fit as respects the rates of wage which may be fixed or revised under this Act in respect of working journalists and non-journalist newspaper employees.

Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all newspaper establishments, working Journalists, Non-Journalist Newspaper Employees including News Agency Employees and persons interested in fixation or revision of rates of wages of working journalists and non-journalist newspaper employees, to make representations in writing within eight (8) weeks from the date of this notice, and such representations shall state the rates of wages which, in the opinion of the capacity of the employer to pay the same or to any other circumstance, whichever may seem relevant to the person making the representation in relation to his representation.

The representation shall be submitted to the Member-Secretary, National Wage Boards for Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees, Employees Provident Fund Office Complex, Sector-23, Dwarka, New Delhi-11075. 

This the 16th day of November, 2007.
(K.M.SAHNI)
Member-Secretary
        National Wage Boards for Working Journalists and

Other Newspaper Employees. 
(For Hindi version of the above notice, click here )