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Britain's Boris Johnson Vows "Long Overdue" Revamp Of Post-Brexit Economy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rallies his Conservative party faithful on Wednesday vowing a far-reaching overhaul to wean the UK economy off cheap foreign labour after Brexit.
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US Senator Opposes Biden Administration Move To Revert To H-1B Lotteries
A top Republican Senator has opposed the move of the Biden administration to resort to the traditional lottery system to issue H-1B visas to foreign professionals, saying it is giving Big Tech donors the gift of "cheap" foreign labour at the expense of American workers.
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"Cruel Joke": Uttar Pradesh Rebel Congress MLA Slams Party Over Bus Row
Rebel Congress MLA from Raebareli Aditi Singh on Wednesday lashed out at her own party for playing "cheap politics" over the issue of Priyanka Gandhi arranging 1,000 buses to ferry stranded migrant labourers to their homes amid the nationwide lockdown.
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Haryana To Set Up Subsidised Canteens For Farmers, Labourers
Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya on Thursday said that Atal Kisan-Majdoor canteens would be established in the "mandis" and sugar mills of the state to provide affordable, cheap meals to farmers and labourers at a concessional rate of Rs 10 per plate.
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Secret To Billionaire Donald Trump's 'Unusually Cheap' Campaign: Free Labour, Unpaid Staff
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has run an unusually cheap campaign in part by not paying at least 10 top staffers, consultants and advisers, some of whom are no longer with the campaign, according to a review of federal campaign finance filings.
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Opportunities Galore in India Job Market: US-Based Consultancy
Confident about continuing growth opportunities for the Indian job market, US-based consultant giant Korn Ferry Hay Group feels the outsourcing story is no more about cheap labour and the key drivers going forward will be value addition and technology.
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In India's Cheap Car Boom, Poor Labourers Pay a Big Price
In a dingy factory in the sprawling industrial hub of Manesar in Northern India, a plastic moulding machine malfunctioned, mangling Visheshwar Prasad Singh's right hand as he made parts for a supplier to the country's major automakers.
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Congress Politicising Dalit Student's Suicide, Alleges Venkaiah Naidu
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today alleged Congress is indulging in "cheap politics" over the suicide of a Dalit research scholar at Hyderabad University for which an FIR had been registered against Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya.
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'Cheap Labour' Pulls Micromax Manufacturing Units From China to India
Indian consumer electronics firm Micromax Informatics will manufacture all of its phones in the country by 2018, its co-founder said, as it shifts production from China back home, where costs are becoming cheaper.
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Cheap Labour Not Enough to Drive Manufacturing Growth, Lure Investors: Panagariya
Cheaper labour is not enough to drive manufacturing growth and attract investors into the country as there are other factors like high power tariff and tough regulatory regime that need attention, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said.
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Blame Your Boss, Not China, for Stagnant Wage Growth: International Labour Organization
Stagnant wage growth in rich countries is a result of corporate penny-pinching and not competition from cheap Chinese labour, the International Labour Organization said on Friday.
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IMF Says Singapore's Foreign Worker Curbs Could Hurt Competitiveness, Growth
The IMF said Singapore's plans to restructure its economy by trying to boost productivity and curb use of cheap foreign labour could eventually set the stage for a long period of sustainable growth.
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Those Aware of Child Labour Law Continue to Hire Children: CRY
Almost half of the total 300 employers, who hire children in the age group of 5 to 14 years, are aware of the child labour law but still continue to employ children, according to a recent survey by CRY.
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Once the preserve of youth, Indian IT staffing enters middle age
As the $108-billion industry enters middle age and its growth slows, the three-million-strong workforce is also getting older, making it harder to extract some of the cost advantages of the young, cheap labour for which it is known.
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Food prices; a bricks and mortar problem for economy
India's biggest cities face a worsening shortage of migrant manual labourers like 26-year-old Charan, who goes by only one name. While India has long suffered from a dearth of workers with vocational skills like plumbers and electricians, efforts to alleviate poverty in poor, rural areas have helped stifle what was once a flood of cheap, unskilled ...
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Britain's Boris Johnson Vows "Long Overdue" Revamp Of Post-Brexit Economy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rallies his Conservative party faithful on Wednesday vowing a far-reaching overhaul to wean the UK economy off cheap foreign labour after Brexit.
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US Senator Opposes Biden Administration Move To Revert To H-1B Lotteries
A top Republican Senator has opposed the move of the Biden administration to resort to the traditional lottery system to issue H-1B visas to foreign professionals, saying it is giving Big Tech donors the gift of "cheap" foreign labour at the expense of American workers.
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"Cruel Joke": Uttar Pradesh Rebel Congress MLA Slams Party Over Bus Row
Rebel Congress MLA from Raebareli Aditi Singh on Wednesday lashed out at her own party for playing "cheap politics" over the issue of Priyanka Gandhi arranging 1,000 buses to ferry stranded migrant labourers to their homes amid the nationwide lockdown.
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Haryana To Set Up Subsidised Canteens For Farmers, Labourers
Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya on Thursday said that Atal Kisan-Majdoor canteens would be established in the "mandis" and sugar mills of the state to provide affordable, cheap meals to farmers and labourers at a concessional rate of Rs 10 per plate.
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Secret To Billionaire Donald Trump's 'Unusually Cheap' Campaign: Free Labour, Unpaid Staff
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has run an unusually cheap campaign in part by not paying at least 10 top staffers, consultants and advisers, some of whom are no longer with the campaign, according to a review of federal campaign finance filings.
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Opportunities Galore in India Job Market: US-Based Consultancy
Confident about continuing growth opportunities for the Indian job market, US-based consultant giant Korn Ferry Hay Group feels the outsourcing story is no more about cheap labour and the key drivers going forward will be value addition and technology.
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In India's Cheap Car Boom, Poor Labourers Pay a Big Price
In a dingy factory in the sprawling industrial hub of Manesar in Northern India, a plastic moulding machine malfunctioned, mangling Visheshwar Prasad Singh's right hand as he made parts for a supplier to the country's major automakers.
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Congress Politicising Dalit Student's Suicide, Alleges Venkaiah Naidu
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today alleged Congress is indulging in "cheap politics" over the suicide of a Dalit research scholar at Hyderabad University for which an FIR had been registered against Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya.
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'Cheap Labour' Pulls Micromax Manufacturing Units From China to India
Indian consumer electronics firm Micromax Informatics will manufacture all of its phones in the country by 2018, its co-founder said, as it shifts production from China back home, where costs are becoming cheaper.
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Cheap Labour Not Enough to Drive Manufacturing Growth, Lure Investors: Panagariya
Cheaper labour is not enough to drive manufacturing growth and attract investors into the country as there are other factors like high power tariff and tough regulatory regime that need attention, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said.
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Blame Your Boss, Not China, for Stagnant Wage Growth: International Labour Organization
Stagnant wage growth in rich countries is a result of corporate penny-pinching and not competition from cheap Chinese labour, the International Labour Organization said on Friday.
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IMF Says Singapore's Foreign Worker Curbs Could Hurt Competitiveness, Growth
The IMF said Singapore's plans to restructure its economy by trying to boost productivity and curb use of cheap foreign labour could eventually set the stage for a long period of sustainable growth.
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Those Aware of Child Labour Law Continue to Hire Children: CRY
Almost half of the total 300 employers, who hire children in the age group of 5 to 14 years, are aware of the child labour law but still continue to employ children, according to a recent survey by CRY.
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Once the preserve of youth, Indian IT staffing enters middle age
As the $108-billion industry enters middle age and its growth slows, the three-million-strong workforce is also getting older, making it harder to extract some of the cost advantages of the young, cheap labour for which it is known.
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Food prices; a bricks and mortar problem for economy
India's biggest cities face a worsening shortage of migrant manual labourers like 26-year-old Charan, who goes by only one name. While India has long suffered from a dearth of workers with vocational skills like plumbers and electricians, efforts to alleviate poverty in poor, rural areas have helped stifle what was once a flood of cheap, unskilled ...
