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EU Announces $1 Billion Aid To Lebanon Amid Economic Crisis
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced $1 billion in aid for Lebanon during a visit to the country mired in an economic meltdown exacerbated by a migrant crisis and the threat of war with Israel.
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Opinion: India's Got Talent - Where Are They Headed?
Indians make up the largest migrant population in OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries.
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Indian-Origin Worker Suspended For Fraud By Singapore Migrant Workers Charity
A migrant workers charity based in Singapore on Tuesday suspended a top Indian-origin employee following allegations of misappropriation of funds.
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Australia Favours Boosting Temporary Skilled Migrants' Pay Amid Staff Shortages
The issue of skilled migration was a focus at this week's government jobs summit where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged compromises between employers and unions to tackle the country's key economic challenges.
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Government Collecting Data Of People Who Lost Jobs Due To Pandemic, Says Minister
Government is collecting data through the Periodic Labour Force Survey to find out actual number of labourers who lost jobs due to the pandemic.
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Dhaka Faces Migrant Exodus As Bangladesh Tightens Covid Lockdown
Tens of thousands of migrant workers fled Bangladesh's capital Sunday on the eve of a tightened lockdown that will curtail most economic activity and confine people to their homes as coronavirus infections soar.
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India Will Take Back Illegal UK Migrants For 3,000 Worker Visas A Year
Britain and India on Tuesday signed an accord on migration and mobility, a foreign ministry official said, as they look to deepen economic, cultural and other ties following the UK's departure from the European Union.
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2020 Year In Review: India's 10 Most Controversial Political Developments
For millions of individuals worldwide, the year 2020 was a series of unforeseeable events. From coronavirus to cyclones to tension at Indian borders and economic disruptions, the entire year contained world-changing and paradigm-shifting developments.
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"Promise Was To End Corona In 21 Days, Ended Jobs Instead": Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi released a new video today targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government for "destroying the unorganized sector" - which he had earlier called the backbone of the Indian economy - with the "sudden" nationwide lockdown to check the spread of the coronavirus.
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Restart Migrant Trains From Odisha, Minister Urges Colleague Piyush Goyal
Within days of a road accident that killed seven migrant workers travelling from Odisha's Ganjam to cloth mills in Gujarat, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to restart Special Shramik trains from his home state so people can "safely return to work" and "help restart the economy".
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World's Largest Food Scheme, Meant To Help Migrants, Goes Online
The coronavirus outbreak is accelerating a push to digitize India's food-rationing system, allowing citizens to receive entitlements anywhere in the country -- boosting labor mobility and the country's economic recovery.
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Construction Starts In Chennai As Builders Bring Back Workers In Buses
Thousands of migrant construction workers, who had returned home after a countrywide lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, are being brought back in chartered sleeper buses to resume construction in Chennai.
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Mumbai's Young And Restless Covid Warriors Raise Funds, Lift Spirits
Among the ceaseless efforts by Maharashtra's frontline Covid warriors to protect Mumbai from the coronavirus pandemic and keep the city's 'never stop' spirit alive are praise worthy efforts by its children and young adults.
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More Economic Shock Feared As Migrants Don't Want To Return To Cities
From March through May, around 10 million migrant workers fled India's megacities, afraid to be unemployed, hungry and far from family during the world's biggest anti-Covid lockdown.
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"Coronavirus Better Than Hunger," Say UP Migrant Workers Going Back To Work
As India continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and flagging economic growth, some of Uttar Pradesh's 30 lakh-plus migrant workers who returned during the lockdown are going back to work.
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EU Announces $1 Billion Aid To Lebanon Amid Economic Crisis
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced $1 billion in aid for Lebanon during a visit to the country mired in an economic meltdown exacerbated by a migrant crisis and the threat of war with Israel.
-
Opinion: India's Got Talent - Where Are They Headed?
Indians make up the largest migrant population in OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries.
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Indian-Origin Worker Suspended For Fraud By Singapore Migrant Workers Charity
A migrant workers charity based in Singapore on Tuesday suspended a top Indian-origin employee following allegations of misappropriation of funds.
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Australia Favours Boosting Temporary Skilled Migrants' Pay Amid Staff Shortages
The issue of skilled migration was a focus at this week's government jobs summit where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged compromises between employers and unions to tackle the country's key economic challenges.
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Government Collecting Data Of People Who Lost Jobs Due To Pandemic, Says Minister
Government is collecting data through the Periodic Labour Force Survey to find out actual number of labourers who lost jobs due to the pandemic.
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Dhaka Faces Migrant Exodus As Bangladesh Tightens Covid Lockdown
Tens of thousands of migrant workers fled Bangladesh's capital Sunday on the eve of a tightened lockdown that will curtail most economic activity and confine people to their homes as coronavirus infections soar.
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India Will Take Back Illegal UK Migrants For 3,000 Worker Visas A Year
Britain and India on Tuesday signed an accord on migration and mobility, a foreign ministry official said, as they look to deepen economic, cultural and other ties following the UK's departure from the European Union.
-
2020 Year In Review: India's 10 Most Controversial Political Developments
For millions of individuals worldwide, the year 2020 was a series of unforeseeable events. From coronavirus to cyclones to tension at Indian borders and economic disruptions, the entire year contained world-changing and paradigm-shifting developments.
-
"Promise Was To End Corona In 21 Days, Ended Jobs Instead": Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi released a new video today targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government for "destroying the unorganized sector" - which he had earlier called the backbone of the Indian economy - with the "sudden" nationwide lockdown to check the spread of the coronavirus.
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Restart Migrant Trains From Odisha, Minister Urges Colleague Piyush Goyal
Within days of a road accident that killed seven migrant workers travelling from Odisha's Ganjam to cloth mills in Gujarat, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to restart Special Shramik trains from his home state so people can "safely return to work" and "help restart the economy".
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World's Largest Food Scheme, Meant To Help Migrants, Goes Online
The coronavirus outbreak is accelerating a push to digitize India's food-rationing system, allowing citizens to receive entitlements anywhere in the country -- boosting labor mobility and the country's economic recovery.
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Construction Starts In Chennai As Builders Bring Back Workers In Buses
Thousands of migrant construction workers, who had returned home after a countrywide lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, are being brought back in chartered sleeper buses to resume construction in Chennai.
-
Mumbai's Young And Restless Covid Warriors Raise Funds, Lift Spirits
Among the ceaseless efforts by Maharashtra's frontline Covid warriors to protect Mumbai from the coronavirus pandemic and keep the city's 'never stop' spirit alive are praise worthy efforts by its children and young adults.
-
More Economic Shock Feared As Migrants Don't Want To Return To Cities
From March through May, around 10 million migrant workers fled India's megacities, afraid to be unemployed, hungry and far from family during the world's biggest anti-Covid lockdown.
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"Coronavirus Better Than Hunger," Say UP Migrant Workers Going Back To Work
As India continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and flagging economic growth, some of Uttar Pradesh's 30 lakh-plus migrant workers who returned during the lockdown are going back to work.
