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3 Workers Suffocate To Death At Illegal Coal Mine In Gujarat: Cops
Three labourers died of asphyxiation at an illegal coal mine in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, police said on Sunday.
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Anti Terror Agency Chargesheets 2 Bangladeshis For Human Trafficking Racket
The NIA on Saturday charge-sheeted two Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly crossing into India illegally 10 years ago and pushing people from their country into forced labour through an organised racket.
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US States Are Relaxing Barriers To Employ Minors, Despite Rising Exploitation
Working in industrial laundries at age 14, laboring up to 35 hours a week on top of school -- some US states are relaxing the barriers to employing minors, despite rising cases of exploitation.
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UP Cop Suspended After Labourer Dies In Fire At Firecracker Unit
A police sub-inspector was suspended in connection with the death of a labourer in a blaze at an illegal firecracker storage unit in Shamli district, an official said on Sunday.
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Activision Blizzard Accused of Spying on Employees, Threatening Them
Activision Blizzard violated US labour law by illegally surveilling employees during a walkout and threatening to shut down internal chat channels as a union sought to organize its workers, a federal labour agency said on Friday. The Communication Workers of America union (CWA) has accused the Call of Duty maker of a series of illegal labour practi...
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Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard Accused of Firing Employees for Using Strong Language
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been accused by a union of illegally firing two video game testers for using "strong language" in a protest of a new company policy that limits remote work. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the work...
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6 Girls, 3 Boys, Working At Noida Factory, Rescued By Police
Nine children, who were illegally employed at a garmentfactory in Noida, have been rescued by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Gautam Buddh Nagar police, officials said on Wednesday.
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Girl, 11, Kept As Domestic Help, Assaulted, Abandoned On Road In Odisha
In a horrific case of torture and child labour in Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar, an 11-year-old girl was assaulted in Nayapalli while she was illegally employed as a house help.
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3-Year-Old Raped In Madhya Pradesh, Authorities Bulldoze House Of Accused
A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a labourer at a town in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, following which the police arrested him, while the local civic authorities pulled down his "illegal" house, officials said.
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No Cases Of Forced Child Labour During Lockdown: Government
No cases of children forced to leave their homes for illegal child labour and smuggling during lockdown have come to the notice of the apex child rights body NCPCR, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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This Country Just Made It Illegal For Your Boss To Text You After Work
The government passed new labour laws that ban bosses from messaging staff after work hours.
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5 Dead, 7 Buried Under Stone Quarry Debris In Rajasthan: Police
Five labourers were killed and two others are feared dead after debris of a quartz stone quarry fell on them in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district on Wednesday, police said.
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4 Days On, Miners Still Trapped In 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
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5 Workers Trapped In Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya
Five labourers have been trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills since Sunday after a dynamite explosion caused a breach in the walls of the 'rat hole' mine, police said, adding water had rushed inside.
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Amazon Illegally Fired Employees Critical of Work Conditions, US Labour Board Finds
Amazon illegally fired two employees who advocated for better working conditions during the pandemic, the US National Labor Relations Board has found.
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3 Workers Suffocate To Death At Illegal Coal Mine In Gujarat: Cops
Three labourers died of asphyxiation at an illegal coal mine in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, police said on Sunday.
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Anti Terror Agency Chargesheets 2 Bangladeshis For Human Trafficking Racket
The NIA on Saturday charge-sheeted two Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly crossing into India illegally 10 years ago and pushing people from their country into forced labour through an organised racket.
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US States Are Relaxing Barriers To Employ Minors, Despite Rising Exploitation
Working in industrial laundries at age 14, laboring up to 35 hours a week on top of school -- some US states are relaxing the barriers to employing minors, despite rising cases of exploitation.
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UP Cop Suspended After Labourer Dies In Fire At Firecracker Unit
A police sub-inspector was suspended in connection with the death of a labourer in a blaze at an illegal firecracker storage unit in Shamli district, an official said on Sunday.
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Activision Blizzard Accused of Spying on Employees, Threatening Them
Activision Blizzard violated US labour law by illegally surveilling employees during a walkout and threatening to shut down internal chat channels as a union sought to organize its workers, a federal labour agency said on Friday. The Communication Workers of America union (CWA) has accused the Call of Duty maker of a series of illegal labour practi...
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Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard Accused of Firing Employees for Using Strong Language
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been accused by a union of illegally firing two video game testers for using "strong language" in a protest of a new company policy that limits remote work. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the work...
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6 Girls, 3 Boys, Working At Noida Factory, Rescued By Police
Nine children, who were illegally employed at a garmentfactory in Noida, have been rescued by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Gautam Buddh Nagar police, officials said on Wednesday.
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Girl, 11, Kept As Domestic Help, Assaulted, Abandoned On Road In Odisha
In a horrific case of torture and child labour in Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar, an 11-year-old girl was assaulted in Nayapalli while she was illegally employed as a house help.
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3-Year-Old Raped In Madhya Pradesh, Authorities Bulldoze House Of Accused
A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a labourer at a town in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, following which the police arrested him, while the local civic authorities pulled down his "illegal" house, officials said.
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No Cases Of Forced Child Labour During Lockdown: Government
No cases of children forced to leave their homes for illegal child labour and smuggling during lockdown have come to the notice of the apex child rights body NCPCR, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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This Country Just Made It Illegal For Your Boss To Text You After Work
The government passed new labour laws that ban bosses from messaging staff after work hours.
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5 Dead, 7 Buried Under Stone Quarry Debris In Rajasthan: Police
Five labourers were killed and two others are feared dead after debris of a quartz stone quarry fell on them in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district on Wednesday, police said.
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4 Days On, Miners Still Trapped In 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
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5 Workers Trapped In Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya
Five labourers have been trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills since Sunday after a dynamite explosion caused a breach in the walls of the 'rat hole' mine, police said, adding water had rushed inside.
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Amazon Illegally Fired Employees Critical of Work Conditions, US Labour Board Finds
Amazon illegally fired two employees who advocated for better working conditions during the pandemic, the US National Labor Relations Board has found.
