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Garment Workers Protest Changes in PF Withdrawal Rules
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Garment workers vs PF rules: the EPFO and Social Security Code basics every Labour-welfare answer needs
Garment workers protested PF withdrawal changes; Labour Minister Santhosh Lad called a stakeholder meeting.
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Changes in Employees' Provident Fund withdrawal rules have led to protests by garment workers in Karnataka.
Labour Minister Santhosh Lad has called a meeting of all stakeholders to discuss the issue.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Garment workers in Karnataka protested changes to Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawal rules.
- Karnataka Labour Minister Santhosh Lad has called a meeting of all stakeholders on the issue.
- EPF is governed by the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, run by the EPFO under the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- EPFO is a statutory body and administers the EPF Scheme, 1952, the Pension Scheme (EPS) and the Insurance Scheme (EDLI).
- Labour welfare and social security fall in the Concurrent List, so both the Centre and states have a role.
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- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.
- EPFO administers the Employees' Provident Fund, the Employees' Pension Scheme and the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme.
- Labour and social security are subjects in the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule, so both Parliament and state legislatures can legislate on them.
- The Code on Social Security, 2020 subsumes several labour laws, including the EPF and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS-2 (welfare, governance) and GS-3 (labour-intensive sectors). Issue: tighter PF withdrawal rules hit low-wage garment workers who rely on savings during job loss. Provision: the EPF Act, 1952 and the Code on Social Security balance long-term retirement security with liquidity. Way forward: consult workers, unions and employers, allow need-based partial withdrawals, and improve awareness and digital claim settlement.
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